Al menos 33 muertes diarias en Filipinas desde que Duterte asumió el poder

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Al menos 33 muertes diarias en Filipinas desde que Duterte asumió el poder

25 junio 2018

El Gobierno de Filipinas presenta el alto número de casos de homicidio que se están investigando como una señal del éxito de su campaña antidrogas. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

By Rambo Talabong

MANILA, Philippines – Ever since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office almost two years ago, 33 people have been killed daily nationwide.

This is shown by Philippine National Police (PNP) documents obtained by Rappler. In about two years – from July 1, 2016, up to June 11, 2018 – police have recorded 23,518 Homicide Cases Under Investigation (HCUI), equivalent to an average of 33 people killed a day.

HCUIs are murder and homicide cases combined, excluding killings by cops in police operations. Riding-in-tandem killings, being homicides and murders too, are included in this tally.

From July 1, 2016 to May 15, 2018, the government’s counting initiative #RealNumbersPH has tallied 4,279 suspects killed in anti-illegal drug operations, or an average of 6 a day. The 4,279 are not included in HCUIs as they are presumed to have been carried out by cops in the line of duty.

The killings come as the Duterte administration continues to pursue an unrelenting campaign against drug suspects and criminals, with the President going on record on multiple occasions, encouraging law enforcers and Filipinos to harm and even kill delinquents.

A quick look at PNP data on Duterte’s first year in office shows that the campaign has resulted in a drop in all index crimes (or crimes against persons and property) – but not the killings.