napatakbo sa likod sinundan pa. Sigaw ako ng sigaw, ‘tas yung panganay ko, simigaw na natamaan si M. Pag-akyat ko, si M. nakbulagta na. Nakita ng anak ko yung pumatay. Nakatakip ng panyo mata lang nakikita kaya hindi din namukhaan. Naka khaki shorts at leather jacket. Walang plate number yung sasakyang ginamit. 9 • Three victims were killed because they were mistaken for someone else according to the interviewees. • 18 victims were confirmed by the interviewees to hadbeen involved in illegal drugs; another 3 said they have heard other people say that their family member was a drug user or peddler. One interviewee said that the victim was in the watchlist although she knew he had never used or sold illegal drugs. • 14 victims surrendered to the PNP or the barangay in Operation Tokhang. • Prior to their surrender under Oplan Tokhang, 9 victims had police records or had been involved in peace and order issues in their barangay, according to the interviewees. These issues include altercations with neighbors, involvement in brawls, petty theft, possession of illegal drugs and allegedly participating in a gang rape. Box 3.1: The Case of C. C. is a native of Dumaguete Province but she resided in Luzon as an adult. She married R. and had one child with him. They eventually separated. Their child lived with her father but maintained her ties with C. After some years, C found another partner with whom she had five children. Her partner was a driver who also used drugs and occasionally engaged in selling them. He was arrested, leaving C. to take care of their children by herself. C. took up with another man who was also involved with illegal drugs. C. was physically and verbally abusive to her children. She also did not keep it from her children that she was selling drugs. People came in and out of their house where they repacked shabu in sachets. There were also pot sessions in their house. At times, she would order her two older children (both female) to deliver drugs to clients or meet with someone who will give them the shabu. C. would accompany them every now and then in these transactions, but it was always the child who carried the drugs in their person. Although the children knew that what they were doing was wrong and they could get arrested for it, they did it because they were afraid of their mother. C. was killed in a police operation. She had been “pedicuring” outside her house when suddenly there was a loud sound, then she slumped forward. Her 8-year old son, H., was beside her when this happened. Later, her family found out that C. was on the drug watchlist as one of the most notorious drug peddlers in the community. 4. Impact of the EJK 9 Quoted interview transcripts in this report were all edited to remove identifying information. Panaghoy: The Philippine War on Drugs from the Perspective of Women March 2019 27