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na kailangan nilang harapin, he told reporters Friday.
[Translation: We are alarmed to see the police involved in incidents like what happened over the weekend, yet they need to face these issues.]
At least nine activists were killed during the simultaneous raids that were carried out by the police and military in Southern Luzon early Sunday, March 7.
The Calabarzon Police said the activists fought the operatives during the issuance of search warrants and illegal possession of explosives.
Firearms and explosives were allegedly recovered from those who received the warrants, something that human rights groups and witnesses dispute.
Mayor Ronald Aquino of Calbayog City in Samar province, meanwhile, was killed in a supposed police operation on the following day, Monday, March 8.
Police and military forces are now implementing President Duterte's 'shoot to kill' order against the communist rebels, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Thursday, March 11.
Gen. Debold M. Sinas, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on his latest swab test result that was released on Thursday, March 11.
PNP Chief Gen. Debold Sinas
(PNP / MANILA BULLETIN)
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