Philippine Vice President Could Score a ‘Drug War’ Win

Expand Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo, center, poses with supporters at Manila's Rizal Park, December 30, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. © 2018 AP Photo/Bullit Marquez No one was surprised when Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said recently that the country’s “war on drugs,” in which police have admitted to killing more than 5,500 people, was “not working.” She has spoken out frequently against President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal and bloody campaign whose actual death toll may exceed 27,000 victims, according to human rights groups. What came as a surprise was Duterte’s…

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