Nearly a decade ago, the Philippine drug war raged, and desperate people tried to avoid former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly crackdown
During Rodrigo Duterte's presidency, the Philippines experienced a brutal drug war characterized by widespread killings of suspected drug users and dealers. This crackdown, justified by Duterte as a necessary measure to prevent the Philippines from becoming a "narco state," resulted in extrajudicial killings and a climate of fear, impacting families and communities.
