MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana warned of "great danger of abuse or mistakes" on President Rodrigo Duterte's suggestion of creating a "death squad" to counter the New People's Army. The defense chief noted that there might be mistakes in identifying targets in undercover operations. "One way to prevent this is for someone higher up to give the go signal after careful and thorough vetting. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, on the other hand, said Duterte's plan to create a death squad was only meant to instill fear among Filipinos. The senator pointed out that such "deceptive" tactics from the Duterte administration would not work with the ICC.

Source: Philippine Star November 28, 2018 07:07 UTC