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Most Filipinos worried becoming EJK victims: SWS

Majority of Filipinos worry that they will be a victim of extrajudicial killings (EJKs), a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Friday.

Of 1,440 Filipino adults polled, 78 percent said they are concerned that they or anyone they know will be a victim of EJK. This figure is 5 points higher than the 73 percent in June 2017.

Meanwhile, 22 percent said they are “not worried,” compared with 27 percent in June 2017.

The worry is highest in Visayas at 83 percent, followed by Metro Manila at 79 percent, Mindanao at 78 percent, and Balance Luzon at 75 percent.

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