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The War on Drugs is the intensified anti-drug campaign that began during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, who served office from June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2022.
[208] [209] Though many human rights note that Duterte's war on drugs was a stain on his legacy, [210] the anti-narcotics drive received domestic approval during his term, [211] [212] [213] and 58% of the country's barangays were declared by the government cleared of illegal drugs by February 2022. [214] [215]
Relatives of lost loved ones in the drug war campaign gathered at Christ the King seminary in Quezon City for prayer. [195] March 27: Youth Resist held a protest a day before Duterte's 74th birthday to condemn the killings of the 74 teenagers during the war on drugs. [196] April 2
Duterte has acknowledged that the war on drugs has been difficult to control due to the country's long coastline and corruption. [218] He asked president-elect Bongbong Marcos to continue the war on drugs in his own way; [219] Duterte declined an appointment offer as Marcos' drug czar, expressing a desire to retire. [220]
Protest by local human rights groups, remembering the victims of the drug war, October 2019. Senator Risa Hontiveros, an opponent of Duterte, said that the drug war was a political strategy intended to persuade people that "suddenly the historically most important issue of poverty was no longer the most important." [1]
By the end of Duterte's term, the number of drug suspects killed since Duterte took office was officially tallied by the Philippine government as 6,252. [13] Human rights groups, including the ICC, however, claim drug casualties reached as high as 12,000 to 30,000 [14] and the killings reached their peak between 2016 and 2017. [15] [16]
He launched a blood war on drugs campaign. Officially, 6,229 drug personalities have been killed as of March 2022. [14] News organizations and human rights groups claim the death toll is over 12,000. [15] [16] The Philippine National Police led the drug war through Oplan Double Barrel which began in 2016. [17]
Protests against Former President Rodrigo Duterte escalated on November 18, 2016, following Duterte's support of the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. [2] These series of protests are mostly conducted by progressive groups and other opposing figures mainly due to the ongoing war on drugs, the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, and employment issues such as contractual terms ...