International Media Features President Duterte’s ‘War On Drugs’ Campaign
War On Drugs Feature – An international media outlet, AJ+ has recently uploaded a video featuring the current drug situation in the Philippines as well as the campaign against illegal drugs by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The video that was posted on Facebook immediately gained different reactions from Filipino netizens as the majority defended the actions of the Duterte administration.
In the video by AJ+, it is said that the United States have promised to support Duterte’s campaign with $32 million but, there is a question given – “Why is the U.S. helping fund the Philippines’ deadly war on drugs?”
It has been said in the video that the drug industry in the Philippines is worth about $8.4 billion but, as the new President Duterte stepped into to office, it became his mission to change the said decades-long problem.
According to the video, the Philippines has the highest number of usage rate in South Asia. It has been also explained that the location of Philippines in the globe makes it possible for the illegal drug to be redistributed to the other parts of the world.
It is also said that the raw materials from China and India were being brought to the Philippines to be made into the illegal drug locally called ‘shabu’.
But, the video feature recognized the efforts done by Duterte in the Philippines using uncommon ways. The fierce action by the current administration made a noise in the international community accusing the current administration of extra-judicial kil1ings.
The video said that human rights advocates have said that there are innocent lives being taken away from the 1,700 lives that were taken that were, according to the video, were from police operations and vigilantes.
But, it is also declared that most Filipinos support President Duterte his campaign. The UN and the US although criticized the alleged ‘extralegal kil1ings’.
The video ended saying: “Should the US be helping fund Duterte’s campaign of fear?”