Based on ASOG’s data, the killings in the National Capital Region (NCR) comprised 40% of all
the victims included in the dataset. Three cities including Manila, Quezon and Caloocan make
up 62% of the total deaths in NCR (Ateneo School of Government (a), 2018).
Table 3: Deaths by Region and By Incident
Region
NCR
CAR
ARMM
Region 1
Region II
Region III
Region IV-A
Region IV-B
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
Region VIII
Region IX
Region X
Region XI
Region XII
Region XIII
No. of deaths
2,000
44
33
224
141
916
517
11
121
83
460
65
65
70
92
106
73
% Killed in police
operation
49.3%
20.5%
87.9%
21.9%
25.5%
69.9%
64%
72.7%
72.5%
55.3%
52%
52.3%
56.9%
47.1%
76.1%
80.2%
50.7%
% Killed in non-police
operation
50.7%
79.5%
12.1%
78.1%
74.5%
30.1%
36%
27.3%
27.5%
44.6%
48%
47.7%
43.1%
52.9%
23.9%
19.8%
49.3%
Source: Ateneo School of Government data set (May 10, 2016 to September 29, 2017)
Though even the official government data pegged the numbers at 4,279 deaths, “only a
handful of investigations have occurred, and not a government official has been convicted”
(Fernquest, 2018). 1, 164 deaths under investigation (DUI) have been filed in court as of
January 2017 (PNP Public Information Office, cited in Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism, 2017). 694 cases have arrested a suspect, while the remaining 470 cases have
unknown suspects.
Aside from killings by state authorities, vigilante-style killings were observed in the CAR,
Region I and Region II. Gun masked men in motorcycles, more popularly known as “riding in
tandem,” targets people in their homes at night (Amnesty International, 2017).
As of December 31, 2016, there were 54 drug rehabilitation facilities and 3,529 total bed
capacity throughout the country (DDB, cited in Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism, 2017). There are 10, 424 rehabilitation cases as of May 23, 2017; meanwhile
drug-related counseling done by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
totaled to 153. Women and children were the majority of the surrenderees (Philippine
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