Sunday, July 24, 2016

Biggest number of drug-related arrests since 2010 expected this year

The PNP and the PDEA released their accomplishment reports on the fight against illegal drugs for January – June 2016 Duterte’s stance against drugs even when he was still a presidential candidate was cited as a key-influencer in the record-high numbers The results led several citizens to compare the achievements of Duterte with that of former President Aquino After being in office for barely a month, President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration could see the highest number of drug-related arrests this year since 2010 after the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported a record-high figure of 18,000 arrested suspects from January to June 2016. In an article written by Elizabeth Marcelo and Jessica Bartolome for GMA News Online on July 24, 2016, it was disclosed that much attention is currently given by the public to the government’s stance against illegal drugs; leading them to compare the achievements of Duterte with that of former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Earlier this year, the former mayor of Davao City already made clear his political agenda of addressing the country’s high criminality rates by launching a fight against illegal drugs when he is elected president. “My God, I hate drugs. And I have [...]

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