MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday has distanced himself from the killing of Los Baos Mayor Caesar Perez, saying that the so-called narcolist that included the name of the local executive did not come from him.
“You just have to look for the killers. That’s no from my office. Remember that you are fighting the forces of the Republic of the Philippines. That’s what I can say to you. That’s not mine,” Duterte said, speaking partly in Filipino, in a pre-recorded speech aired late Monday night.
That statement was directed at the slain mayor’s children, one of whom — Aldous — sought the President’s help in getting justice of their father. The mayor was shot …
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