Good morning, the topic for the debate is, Should UN intervene on the issue of extra-judicial killings in

the country. According to Merriam-Webster, to intervene is to become involved in something in order to

have an influence on what happens. Since Duterte was seated as president, the number of cases of alleged
extra-judicial killings spiked and alarmingly drew attention from the international community. OHCHR,
defined extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions as the deprivation of life without full judicial and
legal process, and with the involvement, complicity, tolerance or acquiescence of the Government or its
agents.

The Duterte administration focuses mainly on the war on drugs. Consequently, the