War on Drugs

I. The Philippine Drug War refers to the drug policy of the Philippine
government under President Rodrigo Duterte. According to former PNP chief
Ronald Dela Rosa, the policy is aimed at “the neutralization of illegal drug
personalities nationwide. Duterte has urged members of the public to kill
suspected criminals and drug addicts. Research by media organizations and
human rights groups has shown that police routinely execute unarmed drug
suspects and then plant guns and drugs as evidence. Philippine authorities
have denied misconduct by police.(Wikipedia)

II. We can say that War on Drugs is a serious issue here in the Philippines.
Many people in the Philippines are addicted to drugs. There is a high number
of people who uses drugs here in the Philippines because of their problem
and to get money. As a result, many people uses drugs just to have an
income and to escape their problems. So war on drugs can help our country
to lessen drug addicts.

III. War on drugs is a drug policy of the Philippine government under President
Duterte. The policy is aimed at “the neutralization of illegal drug personalities
nationwide”. Duterte has urged members of the public to kill suspected
criminals and drug addicts. This policy is supported by the majority of the
local population.

IV. As a conclusion, War on drugs is an effective way to lessen drug addicts in

our country. According to the official update "Real Numbers" released by
the Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, from
July 1, 2016 to January 31, 2019, there was a total of 5,176 drug personalities
killed in anti-drug operations, as well as 170,689 arrests, [20] which include 295
government employees, 263 elected officials, and 69 uniformed personnel.