▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁drug ▁push ers ▁and ▁users ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁police ▁operations ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁killed ▁in ▁drug - related ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁A ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁IN CS R ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁State ▁Department ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁extra jud icial ▁kill ings ▁had ▁resulted ▁from ▁" pol ice ▁actions ▁and ▁vig il ant ism ". ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁dru gs ▁fl uct u ates ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁source . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁government ▁reported ▁a ▁death ▁to ll ▁of ▁ 5 , 5 2 6 ▁death s ▁of ▁" d rug ▁personal ities ." ▁While ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁month ▁a ▁former ▁police ▁chief ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁closer ▁to ▁ 6 , 7 0 0 . ▁And ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁country ' s ▁Commission ▁on ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( CH R ) ▁estimated ▁that ▁death ▁to ll ▁could ▁be ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 , ▁this ▁number ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁what ▁police ▁told ▁local ▁media ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁the ▁estimate ▁being ▁around ▁ 2 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁If ug ao ▁con gress man ▁Te od oro ▁B agu il at ▁and ▁sen ator ▁Le ila ▁de ▁Lima ▁called ▁for ▁an