PATIENCE, apparently is not one of Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s, and by extension, Rodrigo Duterte’s stronger suits or enviable virtues.

Hardly had the President’s announcement in February that he was suspending his administration’s war on drugs given the targets of the crackdown some measure of relief, when his national police chief relaunched on Monday the reportedly much criticized, locally and internationally, Operation Plan (Oplan): Tokhang.

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