manila philippine president rodrigo duterte order police halt activities deadly war drug leave operations drug enforcement agency amid unprecedented scrutiny police conduct duterte office wednesday make public memorandum tell police military state body leave philippine drug enforcement agency pdea sole agency conduct campaign operations unclear duterte order change role police responsible vast majority arrest kill 15-month-old campaign neither presidential spokesman communications secretary immediately respond reuters request comment order could blunt intensity crackdown since drug enforcement agency fraction manpower 190,000-strong police first time mercurial leader decree agency lead drug war duterte suspend police anti-drugs operations late january cleanse force call corrupt core lift ban five weeks late say drug flood back streets gain war lose memorandum sign tuesday order police force time maintain police visibility deterrent illegal activities restrict operations drug agency aim bring order operation campaign illegal drug thus pinpoint precise accountability document say 3,900 filipinos kill police call self-defense arm suspect resist arrest critics dispute say executions take place zero accountability allegations police reject police drug enforcement agency spokesman say two agencies would follow president decision elaborate duterte move follow august kill teenager police spark rare public outrage security camera show victim custody contrary police report drug dealer try shoot also follow protest duterte last month thousands people manila series opinion poll highlight doubt among many filipinos official police account whether kill drug dealers poll release sunday show sharp decline public opinion duterte performance personality though sentiment remain positive overall right lawyers wednesday approach supreme court try stop war drug say illegal allow police circumvent legal procedure philippine president sideline police war drug