Since the participants were personally related in some way or the other to A., they also shared that A.’s death has also brought out in them a sense of responsibility towards’s A.’s family. The A.’s wife in particular was deeply affected by her husband’s death. The children seemed to be more accepting of the event. A.’s eldest child had dropped out of school when A. was still alive, but now had signified his intent to study again. The participant whose husband is now the father figure for A.’s children, said, Sinasabi ko sa kanila [A.’s wife and children], kung ano man ang mayroon tayo, pag-tiisan niyo para to survive. Kung ano ang ma-extend namin na tulong at ng mga pinsan namin… yung mag-asawa na yan, laging andiyan para tumulong sa kanila. Ito, kaibigan lang ni A., pero anytime na nagkaroon sila ng pera, tumutulong naman, they see to it na talagang tumutulong sila. I can feel naman yung environment namin together with the relatives are very much willing to help [A.’s wife] to cope up with the present situation now that A. was not around. (Participant 2) There was no mention of the situation being an economic burden to the participant, although it can be surmised by the response that they can only provide material support to a certain extent, not being well-off themselves. However, damayan and community spirit is clear in their narrative. Financially, andiyan lahat ang mga pinsan na handang tumulong. As you can see, all of [A.’s] children are studying now, they are enrolled. Three colleges at saka isang senior highschool na ang nag-aaral. Hayaan mo na ang bunso na talagang nasa akin naman talaga yun. Yun lang talaga, hindi mo lang maalis sa amin, masakit para sa amin na nawala si A. ng ganon ganon na lang, although he has been undergoing the rehabilitation na, actually, nakarehabilitate na siya, sa assessment namin ah, wala na talaga. Matino na nga siya. Wala na, hindi na siya lumalabas, hindi na nagpupunta ng sabong, hindi na pumupunta ng Bingo, doon nga lang siya, paikot ikot lang doon. Ganoon pa ang ginawa sa kanya. Had it been na may nauna lang sana, within the vicinity in our community, kung mayroon nauna sana kay A.… hindi mangyayari kay A. yun. (Participant 1) Perception on the War on Drugs The participants believe that the War on Drugs per se is warranted by the rise in criminality, including rape, which disproportionately affects women and girl children. The problem lies in the Drug War’s design, which included killing of alleged drug personalities without due process. As a Barangay [official], I have to focus because that is what the Program of the government, the Anti-Drug Campaign. Kino-comply ko naman lahat yun eh. It so happened that, talagang talamak na. Not for anything else, I also like the program of the President in the Anti-drug Campaign, but the way they implement this, I just do not like the way how they implement it, and the latest incident from [municipality], they gun down the victim. (Participant 9) Panaghoy: The Philippine War on Drugs from the Perspective of Women March 2019 45