President Rodrigo Duterte over the weekend said that he will not allow civilians to be killed in the continuation of the administration’s war against drugs. He directed the police and military to desist from launching operations that may endanger civilians. [You, police and military], do not go into action where you will kill civilians,” Duterte said before boarding his flight to Myanmar on Sunday. PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa had vowed that the “reloaded’ Oplan Tokhang will be less bloody. So far, at least 7,000 drug suspects have been killed by the police and unidentified persons or groups since the government launched Oplan Tokhang last year.

Source: Manila Times March 19, 2017 17:37 UTC