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Revival of Davao Death Squad claims a 'demolition job' - Palace

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/02/20/duterte-lascanas.jpg"/></figure></div>A Palace official on Monday described as a &quot;demolition job&quot; the claims of a retired cop that he took orders from then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to carry out killings of drug suspects and opponents in Davao City as part of the Davao Death Squad.In a statement, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the press conference of self-confessed hitman SPO3 Arthur Lascañas is &quot;part of a protracted political drama aimed to destroy the President and to topple his administration.&quot;&quot;The demolition job against President Duterte continues,&quot; he noted.&quot;Bringing change is not an easy task. The Duterte administration has disturbed/disrupted the establishment. However, we remain undistracted in delivering goods and services to serve the people, not just the interest of the few.&quot;Andanar said the people are aware that the claims are part of &quot;vicious politics orchestrated by sectors affected by the reforms initiated by the Duterte administration.&quot;He claimed the Commission on Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Senate Committee on Justice have &quot;already cleared the President of extrajudicial killing and his involvement in the Davao Death Squad.&quot;In his statement, Lascañas claimed Duterte <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/20/17/duterte-paid-us-to-conduct-davao-death-squad-killings-claims-cop">ordered him</a> to kill criminals and drug suspects in connection with the anti-crime campaign in Davao City.He said he was paid P20,000 - P50,000 per individual killed by the Davao Death Squad.Self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato earlier described Lascañas as Duterte’s &quot;right-hand man&quot; and the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/16/dds-not-real-only-media-hype-says-davao-cop">most powerful cop</a> in Davao City.“Si Arthur Lascañas, para itong general, maski colonel nauutusan niya sa Davao City. Ito ang pinaka-powerful na pulis sa Davao. [Arthur Lascañas is like a general. He can even give orders to a colonel. He is the most powerful cop in Davao City.],” Matobato said during a Senate hearing last September 15.

A Palace official on Monday described as a "demolition job" the claims of a retired cop that he took orders from then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to carry out killings of drug suspects and opponents in Davao City as part of the Davao Death Squad.

A Palace official on Monday described as a "demolition job" the claims of a retired cop that he took orders from then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to carry out killings of drug suspects and opponents in Davao City as part of the Davao Death Squad.