A Thousand Cuts chronicles how journalist Maria Ressa’s independent news outlet Rappler reported on then-Philippine President Duterte’s war on drugs, and how Ressa then became a prime target ...
Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte rose to power ... Duterte styled himself as an anti-drug crusader, whose ruthless "war on drugs" saw thousands killed. Dubbed “The Punisher ...
And it is not clear whether the war on drugs reduced crime. A 2019 report by Philippine researchers Wenifredo Delmonte Alagabia Jr. und Robino D. Cawi concluded that there was "no significant ...