5 years from now ay iyong makapagtapos ang aking mag-apo. Itataguyod ko sila sa abot ng aking makakaya. Maghahanapbuhay ako hanggang kaya kong maglabada, ay hiniling sa dios na hindi ako magkasakit.” 5 years from now Sana po makatapos ng pag-aaral ang mga anak ko at maging maayos ang buhay nila. At sana po bigyan po ako ng malakas at masiglang pangangatawan ng Poong Maykapal at sana po mabawasan ang katulad naming nawalan ng mahal sa buhay na at maging maayos Part VII. Discussion of Findings The experiences of women following the killing of their family members in police operations and vigilante-style killings conform to the pattern of stories observed by earlier reports of news agencies and human rights organizations: fear over possible and actual threats to their personal safety, or that of their loved ones; lack of access to socioeconomic, psychological and legal remedies from the government; perception that there is impunity for the people who killed their loved ones, specifically, the police; and paying exorbitant fees for funeral and burial expenses. However, reviewing the data from the strengths-based and human rights perspectives surfaces some key handles in locating women in the War on Drugs: the centrality of women in the War, their agency against the State that has added another layer to their struggle to fulfill their human rights, and their practical and strategic needs that need to be addressed to empower women as right holders. The underlying idea of the strengths-based perspective is the agency of people in a conflicted situation. People are not regarded as passive and helpless needing an outsider’s intervention (pathology), rather the point of engagement is to understand how they have been responding, identifying their strengths, and building on these to identify with them where they need support (resilience). This complements the human rights perspective that people are right holders, following the principle of human rights as universal, inalieanable, and interdependent and interrelated. Human rights are inherent to people; they are not to be earned or deserved. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. (Article 1, UDHR) Panaghoy: The Philippine War on Drugs from the Perspective of Women March 2019 54