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Philippines

Philippines

4 cases Global sources

Assassinations in the Philippines were driven mainly by political motives with high degrees of overlap with organized crime motives. This is mainly explained by the sheer number of killings under the President Duterte administration’s ‘war on drugs’. Targets were frequently from the criminal justice sector, but also politicians, activists and human rights defenders, specifically in Central Visayas and Central Luzon. In some of the cases, reference to the President's ‘Narco List’ was expressly made.

Main statistics

Motive
2 (50%)
Organized crime
Target Group
2 (50%)
Media
Gender
4 (100%)
Male
Method
4 (100%)
Shot

Number of cases over time

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Philippines

4 cases

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