Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theatre for healing, therapy

Relatives of victims killed in the Philippines' drug war act a scene during their theatre performance on their journey of loss and healing in a Catholic school in Makati City, Philippines, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

MANILA (Reuters) - Relatives of some of the thousands killed in the Philippines' war on drugs acted out their journey of loss and healing in a theatre performance in Manila on Wednesday, capping a month-long therapy program for grieving urban poor families.

Bereaved mothers, wives and children took to the stage at a high school in the business centre of the capital in front of a crowd of 500, most of them students. They danced to pop songs, and performed monologues and political sketches.