Police behind drug deaths seek Church protection

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on Monday several law enforcers behind drug-related killings had sought the Church’s sanctuary and protection.

“They have expressed their desire to come out in the open about their participation in extra-judicial killings and summary executions. Their consciences are troubling them,” said Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, the outgoing CBCP president, in a statement.