Citizen Barok by Louis Barok Biraogo

“The international community—yes, the US too—must press Manila with sanctions on complicit officials while funding local NGOs” MARY Ann Domingo’s voice trembles as she recalls the night in 2016 when police stormed her Caloocan home. Her husband, Luis, 45, and son, Gabriel, 19, were dragged out, accused of drug ties with no proof. Hours later, their bullet-riddled bodies were found. “They took my world,” she says, clutching a faded photo. Her story echoes...