President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is waging an all-out war on drugs and drug addicts, with as many as 12,000 killed since it started in mid 2016. With backing from the Trump administration, Duterte is also using this war to crack down on leftist rebels and other critics Story Transcript SHARMINI PERIES: It’s The […]
Author Archives: Jackelyn Mariano
Jackelyn Mariano is a Filipino American human rights activist and immigration attorney. Born and raised in Queens, New York, she has spent the last ten years organizing in the Filipino migrant worker community, and advocating for fundamental economic and social policy changes in the Philippines to end forced migration and worker exploitation. She currently serves as the interim coordinator of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) U.S. chapter in the Northeast.
