Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called on police to once again take the lead role in his deadly drug war, having twice demoted them in response to criticism of the crackdown. Duterte last October designated the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as “sole agency” in charge of his controversial war on drugs after his satisfaction rating significantly dropped following street protests triggered by the death of minors in the hands of Caloocan City cops. Amnesty International said the decision to shift the responsibility of pursuing his ferocious campaign to eradicate narcotics to the country’s anti-drugs agency could just be a “short-term” public relations move meant to appease the growing opposition to it.