Duterte is a former prosecutor who wrapped up his presidential campaign by warning drug dealers he'd dump their bodies in Manila Bay. He's taking the same tone now that he's in office.
"Do your duty, and in the process, you kill 1,000 persons, I will protect you," he told police on July 1, the day after he was sworn in.
But he's also made it clear he will only protect cops who are clean. Duterte this past week named and shamed five police generals — two of them retired — for their alleged involvement in the narcotics trade.