The Philippines’ antidrug campaign: Spatial and temporal patterns of killings linked to drugs

• Main Authors: Atun, Jenna Mae L., Mendoza, Ronald U., David, Clarissa C., Cossid, Radxeanel Peviluar N., Soriano, Cheryll Ruth R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Extrajudicial executions > Philippines; Drug abuse—Philippines > Prevention; Drug abuse—Social aspects > Philippines; Social Influence and Political Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1782; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2781/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Background: As soon as President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in 2016, the Philippine government launched a nationwide antidrug campaign based on enforcement-led anti-illegal drugs policies primarily implemented by the national police. This was followed by a spate of killings resulting from both a...