Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said the police’s war on drugs could be the motive behind the assassination plot against him by the Maute terrorist group. Although the motive has not been established yet, Dela Rosa said “it’s very obvious this Maute group is being fed with drug money.”“Maybe nasaktan sila sa ating drug war… More or less may kinalaman ito,” Dela Rosa told reporters in Camp Crame on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT(Maybe they were hurt in our drug war… More or less this has something to do with it.) Asked to give a message to those behind the kill plot, he said: “If I will be sacrificed for doing my job, so be it. The Maute Group was behind the September bombing in Davao City that left 15 people dead and dozens injured.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 01, 2017 05:50 UTC