PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa has relieved administratively the Northern Police District (NPD) chief as the killing of a senior high school student during anti-criminality operations last week happened under his watch and was, therefore, his “command responsibility”.

De la Rosa disclosed this on Tuesday in a radio interview, saying “because of what happened, the command responsibility” belonged to Chief Superintendent Roberto Fajardo.

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