Philippines: Duterte Says Warring Syndicates Responsible For Drug Killings

By Basilio Sepe and Nonoy Espina

President Rodrigo Duterte has blamed warring criminal syndicates for widespread drug-related killings in the Philippines, in what critics said Tuesday was a fresh attempt to escape culpability for the bloodshed during his administration’s ongoing crackdown on narcotics.

Duterte’s remarks...