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Congress gave funds to combat illegal drugs, not EJKs: solon
Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. stated that congressional funding for former President Duterte's war on drugs was not intended for extrajudicial killings (EJKs).
Abante clarified that the allocated funds aimed to combat illegal drugs, not to cause the deaths of innocent individuals.
He asserted that no funds in the General Appropriations Act during Duterte's term were earmarked for the "murder of innocent, poor Filipinos."
The lawmaker observed that the drug war, despite its implementation, failed to resolve the drug problem and instead exacerbated it, leaving many children orphaned.
Official police data indicates over 6,000 suspects died during the war on drugs, while human rights groups estimate the number to be as high as 30,000.
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