Opposition senators urged the Senate on Saturday to unite and stand against the spate of killings during anti-illegal drug operations over the past week, including the death of a 17-year-old student in Caloocan City. The senators should have a united stand to stop this,” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. Kian was one of at least 80 people killed in simultaneous anti-illegal drug operations by the police in Metro Manila and Bulacan over the past week. The series of incidents has marked the deadliest period of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war against drugs. Meanwhile, detained Senator Leila de Lima criticized Duterte for praising the deadly Bulacan raids, which killed 32 people.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 19, 2017 09:33 UTC