Step-by-step explanation:
The Philippine drug war is the anti-drug policy and actions of the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte, who assumed office on June 30, 2016. According to former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, the policy is aimed at "the neutralization of illegal drug personalities nationwide".[21]
Duterte has urged members of the public to kill criminals and drug addicts.[22] 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.[23][24]
An independent survey in September 2017 showed that 88% of Filipinos support the drug war. As of 2019, it is at 82%.[25][26][27] Some leaders or representatives of countries such as China, Japan and the United States have also expressed support for Duterte's campaign.[28][29][8][30] In February 2018, however, Duterte said in a speech during the 45th anniversary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) that his promise to solve the drug problem "turned out to be a nightmare, a fiasco." [31] In January 2020, vice president Leni Robredo, using data from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), reported that "In spite of all the Filipinos who were killed and all the money spent by the government, we only seized less than 1 percent in supply of shabu and money involved in illegal drugs.