WATCH: End of young lives in Duterte's war on drugs
Jomari (only one name given), a neighbor and friend of slain Kian Loyd Delos Santos, refuses to leave the wake of his friend Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 in Caloocan City, Philippines. Kian Loyd, a 17-year-old Grade 11 student, was killed on Wednesday allegedly in a shootout with police. The killing of Kian has sparked protests and condemnation from concerned citizens. AP/Bullit Marquez
Outrage followed the death of Kian delos Santos, 17-year-old student, in the hands of police officers, whose account of the incident was belied by a closed circuit television footage.
But Kian's young life was not the only one taken by the brutal war on drugs.
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President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed the death of children in the campaign as "collateral damage" in December last year. — Video courtesy of Al Jazeera via Daily Motion
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