{"id":149532,"date":"2018-01-29T05:59:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T10:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149532"},"modified":"2018-01-29T05:59:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T10:59:17","slug":"palace-hopes-for-less-controversial-return-of-tokhang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/29\/palace-hopes-for-less-controversial-return-of-tokhang\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace hopes for \u2018less controversial\u2019 return of Tokhang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, Jr. (PCOO Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the Philippine National Police (PNP) returns to the drug operation scenes on Monday, Malaca\u00f1ang expressed hope for a \u201cless controversial\u201d Oplan Tokhang.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are certainly hoping it will be less controversial because controversy will only blur the real intentions behind Tokhang which is really the fight against dangerous drugs,\u201d Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque stressed in a news conference on January 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PNP has said they want the \u2018Tokhang\u2019 operations to be less blood. We are hoping it will be and we welcome the statement of the PNP as reaffirming their commitment to the new rule of law,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Signed last week by PNP Chief Gen. Ronald \u201cBato\u201d dela Rosa, the police are now following new guidelines for its Oplan Double Barrel.<\/p>\n

Written in the new guidelines, \u201cThe Tokhang team shall be joined by at least one representative from any concerned ADAC (anti-drug abuse council), at least one representative from PNP HRAO (Human Rights Affairs Office) or any Human Rights Advocate.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Read: Tokhang returns; requires human rights advocate in ops<\/a>)<\/p>\n

However, dela Rosa also said that he thinks a bloodless war on drugs is impossible.<\/p>\n

(Read: Dela Rosa on bloodless drug war: That\u2019s impossible<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cBigyan n\u2019yo ako ng kung sino pwede gawin yan, sinong <\/em>commander<\/em> ang pwede gumawa n\u2019yan at<\/em>\u00a0I am willing to give up my post\u00a0kung masabi n\u2019yo merong tao d\u2019yan na pwedeng <\/em>or<\/em> maging<\/em>\u00a0successful\u00a0tayo sa<\/em>\u00a0anti-drug\u00a0na walang mamatay <\/em>\u00a0(Tell me who can do that, who is the commander that can do that and I am willing to give up my post if you can tell me that there is a person who can make it or who can be successful in doing the operation without anyone getting killed). That\u2019s impossible,\u201d dela Rosa said in a press briefing on Monday.<\/p>\n

In October 12 last year, PNP stopped its anti-illegal drug operations as Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) took the lead in the President\u2019s campaign versus illegal drugs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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