Philippines hits back at UN call for inquiry into killings during Duterte’s drug war
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The Philippine government, which says the war on drugs killed more than 5,000 people suspected of being addicts and dealers during the past three years, says the killings were based on the "primary duty of the state" to protect its citizens.