63 2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines the first attempt and barangay officials rushed him to the hospital. After an hour, a gunman entered the hospital and shot Adia twice, leading to his death. 221 The CHR, in its statement dated 5 November 2020, strongly condemns the brutal killing of Vincent Adia inside a hospital. The CHR continues to plead to the government to concretely address the continuing atrocities and vigilante killings. To its best effort, the CHR Region-IV has dispatched a quick response team to investigate the case and monitor it to its end.275 222 The last time the Philippine government released official data about the total number of EJKs in the country was in December 2019. The PDEA tallied 5,563 cases as of 31 December 2019, while the PNP recorded 6,600 cases as of 18 June 2019, whereas human rights organizations cited 27,000+ EJK cases as of December 2018.276 277 During the lockdown, Philippine authorities continuously enforced President Duterte’s anti-drug crusade. From a media report, law enforcement agencies conducted 5,840 anti-drug operations, where they arrested 10,105 suspects from 31 March to 31 May 2020. These operations also led to 67 deaths.278 223 There are a total of 229 alleged drug-related EJK incidents investigated by the CHR during pandemic.279 Below is the breakdown of cases per region: Alleged Drug-Related EJK Incidents Taken Cognizance by the CHR in 2020 Regions Number of Cases Investigated Investigation Office 8 NCR 94 CAR 5 I 0 II 0 III 17 IV-A 25 IV-B 0 275 See http://chr.gov.ph/statement-of-chr-spokesperson-atty-jacqueline-de-guia-on-the-brutal-killing-of-an-ejksurvivor-inside-a-hospital-in-angono-rizal/. 276 See https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/numbers-statistics-philippines-war-drugs. 277 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1131433/6600-killed-in-war-vs-drugs-from-july-2016-to-may-2019-pnp. 278 See https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/coronavirus-does-not-stop-duterte-anti-drug-campaign. 279 See Commission on Human Rights Investigation office report.