MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Monday his forces had "reloaded" and were back fighting their president's deadly war on drugs, just over a month after they were withdrawn because of widespread corruption.

President Rodrigo Duterte said in late January he had suspended all police from his crackdown on illegal drugs, which has claimed more than 6,500 lives, after describing them as "rotten to the core."

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