No 'tokhang' without warrants but Isko Moreno says 'drug war' will continue

In this Feb. 3, 2018 file photo, police officers visit homes in Tondo, Manila to ask suspected drug users to undergo rehabilitation at the relaunch of Oplan Tokhang.

The STAR / Edd Gumban, file

MANILA, Philippines — If elected, Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Isko Moreno said that law enforcers under his regime would not be allowed to knock on doors of drug suspects unless armed with a search or arrest warrant.

"As long as there is a search warrant and warrant of arrest. Under the law you can do that any time of the day. As I have said. The 'war on drugs' will continue, then we will recognize the laws that exist and that is what we will implement," Moreno said in mixed Filipino and English in a chance interview with reporters in Pilar, Bataan. 

The 47-year-old presidential candidate made the pronouncement when asked if he will continue "Oplan Tokhang" as part of his war against illegal drugs if he becomes president. Moreno has vowed to wage a national anti-drug campaign based on the rule of law and due process.

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