manila strong likelihood philippine president rodrigo duterte lift suspension police war drug spokesman say thursday move likely alarm activists accuse police commit murder guise drug bust amid international concern stagger death toll several kill youngsters president rodrigo duterte last month suspend police anti-narcotics operations second time put country undermanned drug enforcement agency pdea charge presidential spokesman harry roque reiterate duterte concern express last week drug problem could intensify gain might lose philippine national police pnp sideline decision soon make roque tell regular brief president call think war drug must return pnp must pdea give enough time add effectively manifest already decision return pnp close 4,000 mostly urban poor filipinos kill police say anti-drug operations human right group political opponents say executions drug users small-time peddlers widespread police insist kill dealers put violent resistance police rebuff criticism cite 117,000 arrest proof policy preserve life also deny link least 2,000 mysterious street kill drug users roque say duterte know police flaw would tolerate abuse still believe suspend police january reinstate five weeks late argue drug pour back streets unclear remove oct. 11. directive bring order campaign angry time incoherent speeches suggest try appease international community duterte last week oversee big international summit yet know challenge leaders war drug include u.s. president donald trump volatile duterte however lash afterwards canadian prime minister justin trudeau call insult express concern phelim kine deputy director human right watch asia say people brace bloodshed call unite nations-led international investigation happen number victims deny justice accountability likely continue grow write web post philippines president likely return police drug war soon spokesman