Philippine church bells to toll in protest against President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war

September 14, 2017 6:51 PM

MANILA (AFP) – Church bells were set to toll across the mainly Catholic Philippines on late Thursday (Sept 14) as bishops rallied opposition to the “reign of terror” that has left thousands dead in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war.

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