"Increasing numbers of Filipino women are willing to risk their lives to smuggle drugs. 101 East travels to the Philippines to find out why so many young Filipinos are willing to risk their lives and break local and international laws for the chance to make a living.
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In May 2016, a new President was elected into office, Rodrigo Duterte, who vowed to clean the country from illegal drugs trade and declared "war on drugs". Many clandestine drug syndicates, drugs dealers, manufacturers, protection rackets which included politicians, judges, mayors, policemen, church officials and underground secret societies were named by the President publicly which created a desperate attempt to stop him even to threaten him with an empeachment. We can only cross our fingers and pray that God's perfect will for Philippines and its people is done.
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