THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it sees no need to beef up the security detail of its chief, Director General Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, who had disclosed that drug lords are teaming up with a terror group to get him and President Rodrigo Duterte.

Sr. Supt. Dionardo Carlos, PNP spokesman, had cited the government crackdown on illegal drugs as the reason for the drug lords joining forces with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).

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