For people like me or just your ordinary Joes who speak of democracy, I thought it meant freedom. I thought it meant a free press. I thought it meant that people would not die on the streets.

Patricia Evangelista

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Patricia Evangelista is a trauma journalist and former investigative reporter for the Philippine news company Rappler. She has received the Kate Webb Prize for exceptional journalism in dangerous conditions. Recently, she authored the book Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:46
• The Philippines and Duterte - 2:37
• The Drug War - 11:04
• Vigilantes and Police - 25:26
• Democracy in the Philippines - 34:11

Key Links

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

Read the original "Some People Need Killing" published in Rappler.com

Follow Patricia Evangelista on X at @patevangelista

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