MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s next move, after admitting that 'certain elements' in government had committed abuses during the war against illegal drugs, should be to prosecute those behind the violations, global watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday. HRW deputy Asia director Phil Robertson said in a statement that since Marcos has already acknowledged human rights abuses occurring during the drug war, the next step is to file criminal cases and prosecute erring police officers.

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