Assignment Task:
Make a Reaction Paper (in two hundred words)
The article discusses the ongoing drug-related killings in the Philippines under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took over from his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte in 2022. Despite Marcos claiming that his administration has changed the approach to the drug war, the data shows that the number of drug-related killings remains high, similar to the final year of Duterte's presidency. The article highlights the case of Tin, whose husband was killed by a police officer who claimed he was selling drugs, but no drugs were found at the scene. The article also mentions that while the involvement of law enforcement in the killings has decreased, the overall number of killings by unidentified groups increased. Rights groups are calling on Marcos to publicly declare an end to the war on drugs and adopt a more holistic approach to tackling the issue.