Philippines sees 1,800 killed in Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war

The Philippines has recorded 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on narcotics, far higher than previously believed, according to police figures.

Philippine Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa told a Senate committee yesterday that 712 drug traffickers and users had been killed in police operations since July 1.

Police were also investigating 1,067 other drug-related killings, Dela Rosa said, without giving details.