Philippine police say 61 killed under Marcos admin’s campaign against illegal drugs in 2022

Philippine National Police Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. - PNP Facebook page

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Even with a recalibrated approach to the government’s war against illegal drugs, a total of 61 people have been killed by law enforcers since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took office in 2022, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

PNP spokesperson Col Jean Fajardo told INQUIRER.net that between July 1 and Dec 31, 2022, 61 alleged drug offenders were slain in the government’s anti-illegal drug operations.