Live Breaking News & Updates on Riticisms Included During The Duterte Legacy Summit At Philippine International Convention Center In Pasay City On Tuesday

(File photo from PPD) MANILA -The national anti-drug campaign has never been stronger until President Rodrigo Duterte's administration came along, and recognition was widely received in the local and international communities, criticisms included. During the Duterte Legacy Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Tuesday, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the deaths were the result of violent actions by drug personalities against the anti-narcotics authorities during lawful arrests. He challenged the government's drug war critics to investigate and ask the people "whose domiciles belong to the drug-cleared barangays on what they are enjoying right now." "To the persistent critics (of the government's drug war campaign) who contend that the drug war is a failure, I respect your right to free speech. You (critics) may have articulated your opinions based on what you see or hear in ....

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