The chief of the Philippine national police has issued a vehement denial of allegations of secretive state sanctioned death squads revealed by the Guardian. “For the record, I vehemently deny such formation of a hit squad,” Dela Rosa told reporters in Manila. She is inventing her story if she doesn’t tell me who that senior police official is,” said Dela Rosa, as quoted in Rappler.com. Responding to the allegations, Dela Rosa also chastised the officer for tarnishing the reputation of the PNP. Duterte, who was mayor of Davao for more than two decades before becoming president, handpicked Dela Rosa for the national role.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2016 05:08 UTC