Catholic and Protestant bishops in the Philippines have called for a "deeper analysis" of the spate of killings in the country that have been linked to the government's anti-narcotics campaign.
The Ecumenical Bishops Forum warned that the killings will only "exacerbate" the problem of illegal drugs.
The religious leaders also noted that most of those killed are "small-time and poor people," ucanews.com reported.
Meanwhile, five police officers and several town mayors and officials recently named by President Rodrigo Duterte as either drug users or protectors of drug syndicates "seem to be getting a special privilege; they remain very much alive," they said.
