Tag: Davao city Manila

Philippine police killings raise fears over Duterte rule

by Cecil MORELLA MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine police shot dead eight drug suspects this week, authorities said Friday, following repeated calls by president-elect Rodrigo Duterte for security forces to kill criminals. Gunmen on motorcycles also murdered three petty criminals in Duterte’s hometown of Davao, police said, deepening fears of mass extra-judicial killings once the controversial politician begins his six-year term on June 30. Police insisted the eight drug suspects were killed lawfully, with the […]