MANILA—Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday her upcoming report would respond to claims contained in a new government documentary and magazine defending its drug war, which has killed thousands in
the past 3 years.
Two days before that, Malacañang had premiered a documentary titled “Gramo” on government TV and social media accounts, defending the anti-drug campaign, which has been widely criticized by human rights groups. “Contrary to the belief that the Philippines’ war on drugs is a ‘large-scale murdering enterprise,’ the government has shown high regard for human lives,” according to the publication titled “Saving the Future of a Nation: Countering Hard Drugs.”
The Philippine National Police earlier pegged the number at around 6,600 but later placed the official figure at at least 5,500 as vetted by the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs.Robredo has repeatedly expressed concern over human rights violations in Duterte’s drug war.
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