President Rodrigo Duterte's 'War on Drugs' has been going on for over two years. His death squads have murdered over 20,000 people. During this time there has been a normalisation of extra judicial killings, impunity for death squads, and the vilification of human rights defenders.

These massacres has had a chilling effect on on urban, working class communities in the Philippines, terrorising millions of people. Nevertheless, opposition and organising against this repression is growing by the day.

Jennifer Binegas from Movement Against Tyranny (MAT) was recently in Melbourne, Australia. APC managed to catch up to her and explore with Jennifer how labour and human rights activists are fighting back against the government and Duterte's death squads.

Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia