The Philippines' war on drugs presses on despite the coronavirus lockdown. President Rodrigo Duterte's radical policy has led to more than 20,000 deaths since 2016 — most of which were extrajudicial killings. We're turning to a filmmaker to understand how classism has upended Philippine society.

In this episode:

Leah Borromeo (@monstris), filmmaker of The Mortician of Manila documentary, and cofounder of Disobedient.

For more:

Trailer: The Mortician of Manila, on AJ Witness

Duterte urged to free jailed senator amid coronavirus lockdown

'Shoot them dead': Duterte warns against violating lockdown

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The Philippines' war on drugs presses on despite the coronavirus lockdown. President Rodrigo Duterte's radical policy has led to more than 20,000 deaths since 2016 — most of which were extrajudicial killings. We're turning to a filmmaker to understand how classism has upended Philippine society.In this episode:Leah Borromeo (<a href="https://twitter.com/monstris " target="_blank">@monstris</a>), filmmaker of The Mortician of Manila documentary, and cofounder of <a href="https://www.disobedientfilms.com/ " target="_blank">Disobedient</a>.For more:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2477856882449382 " target="_blank">Trailer: The Mortician of Manila, on AJ Witness</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/duterte-urged-free-jailed-senator-coronavirus-lockdown-200507033130915.html " target="_blank">Duterte urged to free jailed senator amid coronavirus lockdown</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/dead-duterte-warns-violating-lockdown-200401164531160.html " target="_blank">'Shoot them dead': Duterte warns against violating lockdown</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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