De Guzman was the third teenager whose death has been blamed on police officers and linked to the drug war since last month. Abella said that while the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte remains committed to the drug war, "the manner in which these things are carried out needs to really be re-examined." More than 3,000 people have been killed in police operations against drug suspects since Duterte came into office on June 30, 2016. "[T]here is a rethinking, a major rethinking, going on," he added. Amnesty International said the three teenagers were among more than 50 children killed in a wave of extra-judicial killings in the Philippines since Duterte came into office and launched the drug war.

Source: The China Post September 07, 2017 13:52 UTC