Christianity and Duterte’s War on Drugs in the Philippines

• Main Author: Cornelio, Jayeel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Christianity; War on Drugs; Philippines; Political Science; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/7; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21567689.2019.1617135
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The War on Drugs defines Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency in the Philippines. Although thousands have been killed since 2016, it continues to enjoy strong public support. How does Christianity respond? This question is pertinent given that religion has played a prominent role as a civil society actor in...