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EXCLUSIVE: Vigilante group may be behind summary execution according to Dela Rosa

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MANILA – Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa admitted it is possible that there is a group of vigilantes behind the rising number of summary executions all over the country. 
One example, the lifeless body of uniformed police PO3 Micheal Manalad was found tied to a lamp post last July 7 in Meycauayan, Bulacan. 
 
Dela Rosa said in an interview, “May nakikita naman tayong namatay, lalo ‘yung isang pulis na pinatay. Maybe nag-start na, meron silang vigilantism na sinimulan na dito sa Region 3.” 
 
When asked what could be the motivation behind the summary killings, he said, “Kahit sino siya, basta galit sa droga, he can do anything. He can be a civilian, he can be a policeman, he can be a military man, he can be a retired police or retired military.” 
 
The PNP chief said the vigilante killings do not, in any way, tarnish their campaign against illegal drugs as long as these are not committed by any of his men. 
 
"Ang nakakasira talaga kung ‘yun ay kagagawan ng government actors, but di naman natin ma-establish kung sino ang gumawa noon. Hindi ko masasabi na nakakasira iyan sa aming effort, hindi ko sigurado kung sino ang may gawa," dela Rosa said. 
 
So far, Dela Rosa has not received any word from the vigilante group. 
 
“Kung gusto man nilang gawin, gawin na lang nila, wag na lang nilang ipaalam sa akin. Dahil hindi ko naman sila papayagan na gawin yon,” he said. 
 
Meanwhile, the PNP Crime Laboratory has confirmed that 20 PNP personnel have tested positive for illegal drug use after confirmatory tests. 
 
More than 22,000 PNP personnel participated in random drug tests from May 9 to July 12. 
Ranks of those who tested positive ranged from PO1 to police inspector. Five are from Luzon, three of which are from the Quezon City Police District, six from Visayas and nine from Mindanao. 
 
Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Aranas, director of the PNP Crime Lab said, “Alam naman ng mga cops at directors kung ano ang next action to be taken kasi after the confirmation results, we are sending the results to their immediate superior.” 
 
Another 16 police personnel tested positive and will be undergoing confirmatory tests. 
 
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CONTROVERSIAL! De Lima: Duterte’s statements condone summary killings

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Sunday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to remind the police about the importance of following the law while carrying out his administration’s all-out offensive against illegal drugs. 
 
While De Lima sees nothing wrong with Duterte’s use of incendiary rhetoric to inspire policemen to go after suspected drug offenders, she said he might be unwittingly encouraging them to break the law with his condonation of extrajudicial killings. 
 
“Trabaho ng Pangulo na siguraduhin na ine-enforce ang batas at i-motivate ang mga tao sa baba na gawin nang maayos ang kanilang trabaho. Ang problema nga lang, may mga alanganin na statements, with due respect, ang ating Pangulo na nag-e-encourage o nagpo-promote o nagko-condone ng summary killings,” she said in an interview over dzBB radio. 
 
De Lima, a former Justice Secretary and chair of the Commission on Human Rights, said Duterte should choose his words carefully when giving marching orders to policemen on how to pursue suspected drug offenders. 
 
“Dapat 'pag nagsasalita ang ating Pangulo, bagamat hindi natin maaalis ang kanyang estilo, may sarili siyang style na hinahangaan ng karamihan, when he does that, kailangan binabalanse din niya. When he says ‘go after them, be resolute be firm, wag kayo matakot, pero ingat din kayo na 'wag kalimutan ang isinasaad ng batas,” she said. 
 
The President should make it clear that killing suspects in legitimate police encounters should be the authorities’ last resort, De Lima added. 
 
“Killing should be the last resort. Siguraduhin na ‘yung mga namamatay ay yun ay yung talagang nanlaban. Hindi yung lahat na lang nanlaban. Hindi na kapanipaniwala ‘yan,” she said. 
 
Duterte has been using the word "kill" in his statements in pushing for his advocacy against illegal drugs. 
 
He repeated the statement during a speech during the 69th Philippine Air Force anniversary in Pampanga last Tuesday, where he tagged two retired and three active police officials in illegal drugs. 
 
"I have been warning everybody: At the end of my speeches, when I was campaigning for the presidency, I always end it by saying, “Do not destroy my country because I will kill you. Do not destroy the young people of this country because I will kill you.” Kung hindi pa naman sapat sa lahat ‘yan ay ewan ko, what else?" Duterte said in his speech. 
 
Duterte-inspired 
 
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confirmed an increase in the number of illegal drug suspects getting killed in police operations since the May 9 elections. 
Former PNP spokesman Chief Superintendent Wilben Mayor had said that the intensified operations were due to Duterte’s pronouncements about eliminating drugs and criminality in the Philippines. 
 
Mayor, however, clarified that only a small fraction of the total drug suspects neutralized were killed during operations. 
 
The President had promised to give cash rewards to those who will be able to arrest and kill drug lords. 
 
Based on the latest data released by the PNP, a total of 103 drug suspects have been killed by policemen in anti-narcotics operations from May 10 to July 3. 
 
Senate probe 
 
De Lima is set to file this week a resolution calling for a Senate investigation into the series of killings of drug suspects that occurred even before Duterte formally assumed office on June 30. 
 
She said congressional probe could lead to institutionalizing the operational procedures of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other law enforcement agencies. 
 
The senator said PNP chief Director General Roland “Bato” Dela Rosa will be among the resource persons invited to the Senate probe to shed light on the police’s campaign against illegal drugs. 
 
Asked if she is afraid of possible criticism from Duterte over her plan for a Senate probe, De Lima said seeking an inquiry into drug-related killings is part of her duty as a lawmaker. 
 
“Sa tingin ko naman wala akong ginagawang masama. Karapatan kong magsalita, karapatan ko ring magsagawa ng Senate inquiry as part of my job, as part of my mandate,” she said. 
 
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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Sunday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to remind the police about the importance of following the law whi...

EXCLUSIVE: Vigilante group may be behind summary execution according to Dela Rosa

CONTROVERSIAL! De Lima: Duterte’s statements condone summary killings

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