While the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) saw improvement in the police’s anti-illegal drug operations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) could not promise that no one will be killed in its controversial anti-illegal narcotics campaign. Hopefully, the prevailing situation in that regard would remain,” PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. ADVERTISEMENTIn a television interview, CHR spokesperson Jackie de Guia said that there was an improvement in the implementation of the police’s crackdown against illegal drugs. Vilmilee Madrid said on Friday that 53 drug suspects have been killed since the police rejoined the drug campaign in December last year. READ: 53 killed since December as PNP rejoins anti-drug warhttp://newsinfo.inquirer.net/967491/53-killed-since-december-as-pnp-rejoins-anti-drug-warMadrid said the casualties “most probably” fought back against authorities during operations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 12, 2018 04:52 UTC