RETIRED police colonel Royina Garma told lawmakers Friday night that former president Rodrigo Duterte had ordered her to find a police official to lead a national anti-drug task force that would replicate the so-called Davao model, which gave law enforcers P20,000 for each street-level drug suspect killed.

Testifying before the House Quad Committee hearing on Friday, Garma — who at times broke down in tears — said Duterte instructed her in May 2016 to find a Philippine National Police (PNP) officer who was a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo to lead the task force.

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