The Philippines' war on drugs

The video opens in Manila's impoverished slums, where residents eke out a living sifting through rubbish. The overwhelming presence of both poverty and drugs is highlighted, alongside the new, terrifying reality since President Duterte came to power: nightly killings.

Every night, photographers rush to crime scenes. A swift, often perfunctory investigation follows, and then the body is removed. One victim, a man in his 20s known as 'Butbut,' is described. A witness claims six masked men on motorbikes carried out the killing. Nearly 6,000 extrajudicial killings have occurred since July, with a third attributed to police operations and the rest to vigilante death squads.

Despite the bloodshed, President Duterte's drug war remains widely popular. The video features a woman who sells and uses meth to support her family, stating it's her only option.

In Quezon City, funeral directors are experiencing a boom in business arranging coffins and burials for drug war victims. Many families, distrusting the police, forego post-mortem investigations. A grieving mother is shown completing paperwork for her 31-year-old son, Jonald, who was shot two weeks prior. Few neighbors pay their respects due to fear of association.

While opposition to the killings is growing, President Duterte has largely dismissed both domestic and international condemnation. He famously stated he would be happy to see 3 million addicts 'slaughtered,' a remark few in the Philippines take lightly.