The war on drugs’ worst slaughter is going underground
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The War on Drugs in the Philippines
There are fewer killings now, but it hasn't changed much from the latter days of the two-day regime to the early days of the Markoff regime. The whole country went through a massive trauma. There is Catholic Church back agencies have been helping the victims. But the poor are stacked in what they call apartments - little boxes basically just big enough to hold the corpse. And if you can't pay the renewed lease, which most of these families wouldn't be able to, the remains are simply removed and thrown into a communal pit.
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