South Korean nationals pay their respect during a memorial service for their compatriot Jee Ick-joo, who was allegedly killed by policemen inside the Camp Crame police camp, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines February 6, 2017. Picture taken February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
MANILA (Reuters) - When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up.
His military and law enforcement heads had no idea what was coming: a suspension of the police force's leading role in his signature campaign, a merciless war on illegal drugs.
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