Since the Dahas Project started its weekly online monitoring in 2021, this is the first time that more killings were attributed to unidentified assailants than to state agents.
Surigao Del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers inaccurately cited a VERA Files article, saying there were only 73 drug-related killings under Marcos from July 2022 to 2023.
While the drug bust in Alitagtag stands as an achievement in law enforcement, it was Malacañang that attempted to elevate it into something more than what it was
