manila philippines top police commander tuesday say would prevent officer involve country bloody war drug seek church protection testify allege abuse provide tell truth police chief ronald dela rosa react statement senior catholic prelate express willingness grant accommodation shelter protection police involve unlawful kill 15-month-old crackdown 3,800 people kill president rodrigo duterte ruthless campaign police say anti-drugs operations suspect violently resist arrest human right group believe figure provide philippine national police pnp misrepresent scale bloodshed point large number kill shadowy gunmen pnp deny allegations assassins operate league officer kill drug users pill may bitter swallow bitter pill pill true dela rosa tell reporters add information pnp members approach church want speak even receive end take long truth fabricate truth important pnp duterte defensive recent weeks scrutiny intensify conduct mostly plain-clothes officer pnp call buy bust sting operations duterte several time state never tell police kill unless self defense critics however accuse incite murder frequent truculent speeches kill police two teenagers august subject ongoing senate inquiry opinion poll release recent days compile june show doubt among filipinos police account nl4n1md2u8 nl4n1m82hn archbishop socrates villegas president catholic bishops conference philippines cbcp monday say police seek church help struggle come term action identify say many seek protection say church would gauge sincerity honesty establish motives come forward priests would help within bound church civil laws would influence testify consciences trouble villegas say express desire come open participate extrajudicial kill summary executions senators applaud bishops move urge police testify welcome willingness involve policemen finally speak actual involvement extrajudicial kill grace poe say statement laud church open arm wide provide sanctuary priests among influential dissenters take duterte initially silent drug kill start church give sanctuary drug users witness kill priests denounce bloodshed sermons call bell ring nightly protest nl4n1m32iy philippine police chief say wo n't stop cop seek church sanctuary