War on drugs led to more crime, panel chiefs say

by Red Mendoza - Bernadette E. Tamayo - Javier Joe Ismael

Oct 31, 2024 12:11 am

THE war on drugs, with its extrajudicial killings during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte, led to more crimes, leaders of the House quad committee said, disputing his assertion that crime was on the rise under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Quad committee co-chairman and Sta. Rosa Rep. Danilo Fernandez said data from the Philippine National Police (PNP) belied the former president's claim.

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