MALACAÑANG SPOKESPERSON Harry L. Roque, Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, reiterated that President Rodrigo R. Duterte will not tolerate killings and violence under his administration amid another report of an alleged summary execution carried out by police officers. “I assure you that the authorities are now looking into this matter. We’re in the process also of authenticating the video. I assure you that the President will not tolerate any abuses that may be committed made by some personnel of the PNP (Philippine National Police),” Mr. Roque said in a press briefing. Reuters reported last Monday that on Oct. 11, after Mr. Duterte already transferred to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) the lead role in the drug war, policemen executed three men tagged as drug personalities. The police report indicates that the suspects resisted arrest and that police fired in self-defense. However, a closed-circuit television footage appeared to show otherwise. — Rosemarie A. Zamora

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