MANILA, July 25 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Friday described Oplan Tokhang, the flagship anti-drug campaign of the previous Duterte administration, as a flawed operation marred by falsehood.

"I believe that Oplan Tokhang in its most basic concept is flawed. Flawed in the sense that it shows how misinformation can start inside our own house," said Torre during the oath-taking of officers of the PNP Press Corps event on Wednesday night held at Camp Crame.

Under the Oplan Tokhang, PNP operatives are supposed to knock on the doors of drug suspects and ask them to stop their illegal activities.

However, critics of the Duterte administration said the operation was just a cover wherein the drug suspects...