PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has not ordered the resumption of “Oplan Tokhang” and “Oplan Double Barrel”, the campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP) against illegal drugs, a Malacanang spokesman said on Tuesday.

Secretary Harry Roque issued the clarification after Duterte ordered the return of the PNP to the war on drugs but only to support the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), which is the lead agency in the campaign.

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