Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended the use of "lethal force" during police raids on Sunday that left at least nine activists dead as catholic leaders joined the condemnation of the killings.

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The report accused police of fatally shooting defenceless people, fabricating evidence, and paying assassins to murder drug addicts

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'Finish off communists': Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte orders to kill rebels

Philippines police killings may amount to 'crimes against humanity': Amnesty