THE police raid in Ozamiz City where its Mayor Reynaldo “Aldong” Parojinog Sr., his wife Susan, and several others were killed was part of the Duterte administration’s intensified anti-drug campaign, the Palace said Sunday.

Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella issued the statement in the aftermath of the incident at about 2 a.m. when police with search warrants raided the Parojinog compound.

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