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I disagree in with this war on drugs.It will be vulnerable.

dreadful in our daily life to give intricates Miguel De Guzman


remebrance which is strangling personal
rights,"murder there, murder here," I think disciple MANILA, Philippines — Various constitutionally guaranteed
of law killed inummerable civilian netizens for
"cash rewards." human rights have been endangered and were made

vulnerable by the government’s deadly campaign against

illegal drugs, a study conducted by researchers from the

Ateneo de Manila University showed.The paper was written

by Ma. Araceli Habaradas of Ateneo Law School and AHRC’s

Ray Paolo Santiago, Jaymie Ann Reyes and Marianne Carmel

Agunoy.

In the study, the researchers found that the house-to-house visits


conducted by police officers as part of Oplan Tokhang made
vulnerable the rights to due process, unreasonable searches and
those guaranteed for people under custodial investigation. The
PNP Double Barrel Circular can serve as the license for police
personnel to do acts that expose “Tokhang” subjects to many evils
sought to be prevented by the Bill of Rights because of the
vagueness and lack of accompanying guidelines. Additionally, it
poses uncertainty as to who exactly will be visited and persuaded
to surrender under Tokhang” is conducted by police officers
without the need of a search or arrest warrant or to complete a
case-build up required under the PNP Manual before anti-illegal
drug operations can be executed. What the PNP circular merely
requires prior to the house visit is the “collection and validation”
of information and proof on suspected illegal drug
personalities.“Project: Double Barrel.”Rights made vulnerable:
Despite not being in custody, “Tokhang” subjects were persuaded
in assorted ways that flirt with dangers sought to be prevented by
constitutionally guaranteed rights of those under custodial
investigation, including the right to counsel. The PNP Double
Barrel Circular itself articulates the possibility of “Tokhang”
subjects being “referred/invited to the local police station for
interview, documentation, and other alternative actions” if these
subjects “voluntarily surrender themselves to the visiting team.”

Right to due process


Right guaranteed for those under custodial investigation (ex: right
to counsel)

Right to unreasonable searches and warrantless arrest/arrest


without cause On the evening of August 16, 2017, a 17-year-old
Filipino student named Kian Loyd delos Santos was fatally shot by
police officers conducting an anti-drug operation in Caloocan,
Metro Manila. The case became controversial when the official
police reports differed from witness accounts and CCTV footage.
In a speech in Cotabato, Duterte vehemently belied reports that
the PNP acted on instructions “from the very top of government”
to kill thousands of suspected drug offenders and get rewarded
with cash incentives for the task. The report said
policemen were given P5,000 to P15,000 for every kill during drug
sting operations.She is a leading opposition figure and vocal critic
of President Rodrigo Duterte but she is also the country’s vice-
president – a directly elected position in the Philippines.

If you observed, this implementing “oplan The new head of the anti-drugs campaign in the Philippines, Leni
tokhang” only innocent and buyers of drugs killed, Robredo, has said the “killing of the innocent” must come to an
why not the owner’s of drugs fabrication? end, referring to a government policy human rights groups have
blamed for thousands of state-sponsored killings. She is a leading
opposition figure and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte but
she is also the country's vice-president - a directly elected position
in the Philippines.President Duterte's fierce rival becomes new
drug czar
"If this is a chance for the killing of the innocent to stop and to
hold the perpetrators responsible, I will take this on.", Source: Leni
Robredo, Source description: Philippine Vice-President , Image:
Vice President Leni Robredo
Mr Duterte has been facing growing criticism of his controversial
crackdown on illegal drug sales and use and has appointed Ms
Robredo after she angered him by saying his drug policy
"obviously wasn't working". Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said
that her imprisonment is “proof” that the Duterte administration’s
war on drugs also targets “critics and other innocent people. This
war on drugs have certain negative impacts on society.
This war on drugs have certain negative impacts on “The Office is satisfied that information available provides a
society. It should be just continually to investigate reasonable basis to believe that the crimes against humanity
of the International Criminal Court (ICC) the case of of murder, torture and the infliction of serious physical
“Oplan Tokhang.” injury and mental harm as other inhumane Acts were
committed on the territory of the Philippines, in connection
to the WoD campaign launched throughout the country,”
Bensouda saidThe preliminary examination focused on
allegations that President Duterte and senior members of law
enforcement agencies and other government bodies “actively
promoted and encouraged the killing of suspected or
purported drug users and/or dealers, and in such context,
members of law enforcement, including particularly the PNP,
and unidentified assailants have carried out thousands of
unlawful killings throughout the Philippines.

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