16-12-2016 19:16 via theguardian.com

Duterte vows to continue war on drugs after killing confession

Philippine president repeats claims of killing suspected criminals when he was mayor of Davao CityThe Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has repeated claims that he killed suspected criminals as he vowed no let-up in his war on drugs that has already claimed thousands of lives.In an hour-long speech on Friday to Filipinos in Singapore, Duterte referred to international news coverage of his claims this week that in his previous role as mayor of a major southern city he killed suspects to set
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