COMPARED to the strategy employed by his predecessor in trying to curb the proliferation of illicit drugs, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave greater emphasis to prevention and rehabilitation.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte oversaw a brutal crackdown from 2016 to 2021 that left more than 7,000 drug suspects dead.

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