manila philippine president rodrigo duterte wednesday defend bloody war drug tell southeast asian lawyers demonize deny allegations state-sponsored kill drug dealers users duterte crackdown cause international alarm domestic poll show grow scepticism 16-month old campaign kill thousands mostly urban poor filipinos government human right record strongly criticize western countries one issue u.s. president donald trump plan raise visit manila next month attend regional summit know demonize duterte say invoke god oath lawyer offer assurance extra judicial tag place simply true speak members asean law association attend commemorative session manila host year activities association southeast asian nations group duterte speak hour deliver prepare speech defend campaign explain many kill among poor use unite nations pamphlets describe different type illegal drug include highly addictive methamphetamine shabu could trigger aggressive behavior among users deny people kill campaign add kill shabu user lieutenant shabu syndicate always gun experience mayor always fight 22 years mayor southern city davao duterte estimate 600 drug suspect kill police encounter anti-narcotics crackdown come unprecedented scrutiny follow high-profile aug. 16 kill 17-year-old student among 90 people kill less week intensify police raid recent poll show few filipinos believe official stance philippine national police kill anti-drugs operations refuse go quietly say kill destroy country kill destroy young country ask everybody find fault two statements duterte tell audience philippines duterte say 's 'demonized drug war