Speaker backs shoot-to-kill order vs narco–politicians

Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez justified yesterday President Duterte’s “shoot-to-kill” order against narco-politicians. The former Transportation and Communications secretary during the Arroyo administration also said that he will not be surprised if some of his colleagues are included in the President’s “kill list.” “What’s wrong with shoot-to-kill order when the situation requires it, especially when the lives of our law enforces are in danger?” he said. Alvarez, secretary general of the ruling Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), took note of President Duterte’s pronouncement that judges and lawmakers are among the high-profile personalities included in the government’s illegal drugs list during his visit to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Central Command (Centcom) headquarters at Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City last week. “I expected that (list) and that is the real state of the nation,” he said. The Chief Executive earlier said he will release the names of the illegal [...]