[h=1]Harrowing pictures show the brutal truth of the Philippines' war on drugs that's seen 300 killed in just one month after president ordered police to 'put them behind bars or below ground'[/h]
Gunned down in the street, these are the bodies of men killed in President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on illegal drugs.
Some men are seen stripped to their underwear, with their hands and feet tied. Others have their faces covered in tape or their clothes soaked with blood.
Wives and family members are pictured clutching the lifeless bodies of their loved ones who were killed in the summary executions carried out by police officers, without the benefit of a full and fair trial.
Officers have already killed almost 300 people since the start of July and the death toll is set to rise.
In his first state of the nation address to parliament Mr Duterte, dubbed 'The Punisher', ignored the outrage over the continuing death count, declaring that drugs were 'drowning his country' and had to be stopped at all costs.
'Double your efforts. Triple them if need be,' Mr Duterte told police.
Two women cry in grief after armed assailants in a motorcycle shot their loved one in a main thoroughfare on July 23, in Manila. The victim was an alleged drug peddler but his wife says maintained her husband is nothing more than a pedicab driver
- Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has been dubbed 'The Punisher' because of his brutal war on drugs
- He ordered police to carry out summary executions and also urged citizens to kill drug users and dealers
- Ordered drug pushers to be 'put behind bars ... or below ground if you wish' after winning elections in May this year
- Almost 300 people have been killed since the start of July and the death toll is set to rise even further
- Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said 60,000 drug dependents have surrendered to authorities
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Gunned down in the street, these are the bodies of men killed in President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on illegal drugs.
Some men are seen stripped to their underwear, with their hands and feet tied. Others have their faces covered in tape or their clothes soaked with blood.
Wives and family members are pictured clutching the lifeless bodies of their loved ones who were killed in the summary executions carried out by police officers, without the benefit of a full and fair trial.
Officers have already killed almost 300 people since the start of July and the death toll is set to rise.
In his first state of the nation address to parliament Mr Duterte, dubbed 'The Punisher', ignored the outrage over the continuing death count, declaring that drugs were 'drowning his country' and had to be stopped at all costs.
'Double your efforts. Triple them if need be,' Mr Duterte told police.
Two women cry in grief after armed assailants in a motorcycle shot their loved one in a main thoroughfare on July 23, in Manila. The victim was an alleged drug peddler but his wife says maintained her husband is nothing more than a pedicab driver
