Some of the donated firearms and ammunition turned over by Beijing to Manila on Thursday will be used by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

In a news conference after the ceremonial turnover in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Lorenzana said it was President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the distribution of the weapons and ammunition to the PNP.

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