“Citing a VERA Files article, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers claims only 73 persons were killed in anti-drug police operations from July 2022 to the end of 2023.”
Vera Files rated this: Inaccurate
Vera Files says: The VERA Files article, written by researchers from UP's Third World Studies Center, noted 342 drug-related deaths in the first year of the Marcos administration alone. The number has grown to 506 deaths by the end of 2…