He has called on everyday citizens to shoot drug dealers.
Advertisement
Almost 700,000 drug users and drug peddlers have turned themselves in to escape the crackdown, police chief dela Rosa said.
Almost 700,000 drug users and peddlers have turned themselves in, dela Rosa added, claiming that the overall crime rate has improved.
On Tuesday, Ronald dela Rosa, director-general of the national police, was summoned to parliament to explain the “unprecedented” rise in the body count and reported surge in vigilante killings, Reuters reported.
Supporters of Duterte say even as the long-term mayor of the southern city of Davao, where he earned his reputation for busting crime, he created the conditions for business to flourish.
“As I was presenting yesterday there were people killed”, said.
On Tuesday, Duterte promised to fight the drug problem “tooth and nail”.
The PNP top brass said 130 policemen tested “positive” in the random drug test of PNP personnel.
De Lima said she would put aside her war of words with Duterte to ensure the probe into the extrajudicial killings will be conducted “in the most professional manner”.
Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, brought up the killings of drug suspects in a homily two weeks ago.
The fictional character himself was also notorious for violating the rights of particular suspects.
And the president made worldwide news in his response to criticism from the United Nations. According to Reuters, two United Nations human rights experts recently urged the Philippines to stop the extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers that have escalated dramatically lately. “But maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations”.
“The testimony of Mary Rose gave the PNP chief new leads in their efforts to clean up the police force”, she said.
Antonio Moncupa Jr., president and CEO of East-West Banking Corp, one of the top 10 lenders in the country, said the Philippines was now “in a good spot”.
Abella also acknowledged the fact that the U.S., while raising its concerns, has reiterated that relations between the Philippines and the USA would not be affected.
Advertisement
The Philippines’ territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea has not caused Manila to rebalance diplomatic ties with either its ally, the United States, or neighbouring China, Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Wednesday.
