The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday maintained that the creation of a “Duterte death squad” remains an idea but may be needed to counter the communist rebels’ hit units. Rules of engagementHe clarified that the creation of a Duterte death squad “remains to be an idea of the President. We have not received clear instruction about that.”“But what we see is there is indeed a need for us to counter this liquidation squad of the NPA,” Arevalo said. The AFP spokesperson said that in proposing the creation of a Duterte death squad, the President shows how much he cares about the soldiers. ADVERTISEMENT“What we have observed is that the victims of NPA liquidations are soldiers who are not part of the conduct of military operations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 02, 2018 21:33 UTC