THE LAWS and official documents abound with terms and concepts that are sometimes easy and clear, but often vague and difficult, to fathom. But it is by their letter and intent that the virulent war on drugs of the Duterte administration must be implemented by the authorities, and must be understood by the citizens.

Let us unpack those that are most often repeated in the unyielding discourse on the drug war:

 

 

 

3. High-Profile Target

 

 

7. Arrest

 

 

8. Arrested

 

 

6. Neutralization

 

 

9. Surrenderer

 

 

10. Deaths Under Investigation

 

 

27. Breach of Internal Discipline

 

 

29. Personnel Involved in Illegal Drugs

 

 

12. Case Cleared

 

 

11. Investigation Concluded

 

 

28. Drug Rehabilitation

 

 

26. In-Patient Center

 

 

25. Outpatient Center

 

 

15. Crime Rate

 

 

14. Crime Volume

 

 

16. Average Monthly Crime Rate

 

 

18. Crime Solution Efficiency

 

 

17. Crime Clearance Efficiency

 

 

24. Drug-Affected Barangay

 

 

21. Slightly Affected

 

 

20. Moderately Affected

 

 

19. Seriously Affected

 

 

22. Drug-Unaffected Barangay

 

 

23. Drug-Cleared Barangay

Drug-Cleared Barangay (1)