These days the only news about the government that is reaching the people is the news about its hardline stand against criminals and the incessant war on drugs. So much so that we tend to forget all the other things we should be talking about. It's understandable. President Duterte's administration has been so polarizing that both sides – those who support his war on crime and those who don't – have been filling up newsprint and the airwaves with their opinions and drowning out everything else.
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