President Rodrigo Duterte has clarified that he had no plans of killing lumad (indigenous people) children when he ordered the bombing of indigenous schools operating without a permit from the Department of Education (DepEd).

In a media interview in Negros Oriental on Thursday, Duterte said he merely warned to burn lumad schools that foment rebellion against the government.

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