In the apartment building, the number of addicts slightly exceeded Li Ang's expectations.
Drug-related crime, corruption, and poverty are often called the three chronic ailments of Philippine society.
Even before Duterte launched the war on drugs, drug lords had already used money and power to knock on the doors of high society.
From grassroots Philippine police officers to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, half of the country's law enforcement agencies were involved in the drug profit chain.
Out of the Philippines' total population of one hundred million, three point seven million were involved with drugs, and this number was growing wildly every day.
Poverty, corruption, backwardness, and ignorance—each factor contributed to the proliferation of drugs.
A large portion of Filipino youth, even teenagers, became addicts. They often lacked basic education, proper parental guidance, regular jobs, and any semblance of hope.
