Since Duterte seated as the president, he implemented the war against illegal drugs in the country, promising to kill thousands of people involved in the drug trade. The campaign sparked condemnations and concerns among local politicians, international human rights and news organizations due to human rights violations and high number of killings amid drug campaign. During the course of the campaign, the authorities have mainly dealt with the drug users from the poor communities but they never caught the high-profile drug lord. Despite the deaths in the campaign, Duterte's popularity in opinion polls remains high.