MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would recall some police to fight his controversial war on drugs, nearly a month after suspending the entire force from all operations in the bloody campaign. But he was forced to change tack after an official investigation found anti-drug officers kidnapped a South Korean businessman late last year, then murdered him at the national police headquarters as part of an extortion racket. - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on February 28, said he would deploy some police to rejoin his drug fight, following his suspension of the entire force from all relevant operations, which was issued nearly a month ago.Duterte said the country was threatened by security and law enforcement challenges and he needed more manpower to sustain the crackdown on drugs.He noted that police recalled the campaign would have to be supervised by agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).On February 27, Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa said drug had reappeared on streets in the past few weeks and police were ready to rejoin operations.In January, after barring police from the anti-drug campaign, Duterte handed the lead role to the PDEA and requested the military to provide firepower for its operations.-VNA February 3, 2017: PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa said unscrupulous members of the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) could be behind the Jee's killing Dela Rosa told the reporters at Camp Crame that "the picture is getting clearer and hopefully, the truth will soon come out".
After a temporary suspension due to the kidnapping and killing of a South Korean national, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte orders the Philippine National Police to resume his controversial campaign.