2. Scope and Limitations Definition of terms For the purposes of the report, the “War on Drugs” refers to the overall approach to curbing drug trade and addiction in the country. This includes “Tokhang”, “EJK”, drug users surrendering to the barangay, and drug rehabilitation efforts as mentioned by the participants in the interviews and FGDs. “EJK”, or extra-judicial killings, refer to the killings from both drug-related police operations and vigilante-style murders. “Tokhang” and “EJK” were used interchangeably by the participants, although in writing the report, “EJK” is used specifically to refer to the killings as described above. “EJK victims” refer to the alleged drug peddlers or users, as well as those who were killed as “collateral damage”4 in EJK, while “EJK families” are the families whose one or more members were EJK victims. Participants All in all, the data gathering in the 15 regions covered 53 interviews5 of adult women and who knew the victim, and were willing to be interviewed on their experience and thoughts on EJK. They can be members of the same family or household, a close relative, or a former intimate partner. Table 2.1: Number of Women Interviewed per Region Region I No. of Women Interviews Documented 6 II 6 III 4 IV 4 4 “Collateral damage” was the term used by President Duterte for the deaths of children and other “innocent bystanders” in the War on Drugs. This, according tåo him, is inevitable, thus police officers and other State agents are not criminally liable in such case.s (Available in http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/12/29/1657914/dutertesorry-innocent-killed-war-drugs. Last accessed on 30 November 2018) 5 There were 53 interviews conducted, however, one interviewee from Region XII, indicated in her consent form that she did not want her responses to be used in the study in any way. Panaghoy: The Philippine War on Drugs from the Perspective of Women March 2019 16