Barangay officials make tough choices in Duterte’s drug war
By the PCIJ Story Project
Second of two parts
The barangay, the basic unit of Philippine governance, is the smallest cog in the drug war’s machinery....
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Resist, Adapt, Submit: Barangay Officials Make Tough Choices in the Drug War
Words by Mixkaela Villalon, Abbey Pangilinan and Ica Fernandez
Illustrations by AJ Bernardo, Miguel Punzalan and Josel NicolasThe barangay officials who will take office next...