Thousands of Philippine poor nabbed in Duterte’s latest war – on loitering
24 July, 2018, 7:35 pm
Police officers interrogate teenagers after they are rounded up lingering in the streets of Tondo, Manila, Philippines July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/Files
MANILA (Reuters) – Each night, police in teams of about a dozen fan out across the most rundown areas of the Philippine capital, rounding up slum-dwellers who linger in the streets, or teenagers who play in makeshift computer gaming shops. Children scavenging on mountains of trash are ordered home, their parents warned of jail if […]
