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Filipino policemen stand next to dead bodies following a police operation against illegal drugs in Manila, Philippines, 10 August 2016. According to media reports, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to declare martial law if the country's judiciary interferes with his ongoing war against illegal drugs. Duterte made speech on 09 August before military troops in the southern island of Mindanao, making the remarks after Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno wrote him a letter on behalf of the seven judges that were named in his list of alleged enablers of drug dealers. On 07 August, Duterte read out a list of judges, mayors, congressmen, and both high-ranking and low-ranking police officers allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. More than 800 suspects have been killed and nearly 600,000 people have surrendered to authorities since the president launched his anti-drug campaign more than a month ago. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)
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