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 the Philippines had until last year refused to cooperate with the ICC investigation. The “war on drugs” was the signature campaign policy that swept Duterte to power in 2016 as a maverick ...