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As president of the Philippines between 2016 and 2022, Rodrigo Duterte launched a so-called “war on drugs.” This crackdown targetinged mostly poor men suspected of using or selling drugs. They were often violently killed without trial.
Official figures acknowledge say at least 6,0008,000 people were killed during Duterte’s crackdown.
Human rights groups report the number of people killed may have been as high as 30,000.
Including Grace Garganta’s brother, Joseph, and her father, Marcelo are just two of the victims of the drug war of these statistics.
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