PHILIPPINE National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said the high number of fatalities in “one-time, big-time” police operations was “normal”.

“We have a vast operation with multiple targets. We have many operations. So it’s normal it would happen. We can’t let them attack us. So things like that happen.” De la Rosa said in Camp Bagong Diwa on Friday.

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