arturo lascanas now—president, rodrigo duterte. arturo lascanas had originally denied the killings, carried out when duterte was davao city mayor. the president‘s spokesman said they we re the president‘s spokesman said they were fabricated and unacceptable. this meant that he was part of a desk want in davao city operating under the orders of president duterte, who was then be mayor. translation: drew my time in the death squad, let‘s just say i killed almost 200 people. —— during my time. i cannot take my great these dark and evil secrets from my life. born out of experience to rodrigo duterte. i had blind obedience and loyalty to the point that i was indirectly involved in killing my two brothers. did retired policeman previously denied being a hitman, and senators wanted to know why he changed his story. he said he had been told to stay quiet and feared for the lives of his loved ones. davao city was once a byword for crime. it is now largely peaceful. rodrigo duterte cleaned up the city when he was mayor. but some say he didn‘

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