It seems they’re going after the drug lords and corrupt officials. I was there in 2007 and read of a police chief and his officers operating as bandits going after farmers after market day. The man who I had drive me around became hooked on shabu shabu ended up destroying his life and his family too.
My in-laws family is very influential. Cant name the family but you may have heard of it. One of the “guys” who picked us up at the airport (most of the time) is always armed, and later on, we found out he used to work near Subic , as a cop, and they just targeted gangs. Target..you know what Im talking about.
Unlike here, they dont have an ACLU there who sides with criminals..