{"id":154476,"date":"2018-02-27T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=154476"},"modified":"2018-02-27T05:00:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T10:00:38","slug":"duterte-says-icc-case-will-not-stop-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/27\/duterte-says-icc-case-will-not-stop-drug-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte says ICC case will not stop drug war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the inauguration of the Armscor Shooting Range Davao Branch in Davao City on February 26, 2018, declares that there will be no letup in his war on drugs. TOTO LOZANO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The President re-emphasized his goal of a drugless country, saying that not even the complaint filed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him would stop his campaign to eradicate illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not stop the war against drugs ICC or no ICC it will proceed and it would last until the last day of my term,\u201d President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said on February 26, during the inauguration of the Armscor Shooting Range Davao branch.<\/p>\n

However, contrary to his winning platform, his aim of a total zero on drugs in the country is now \u201cimpossible\u201d according to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo dito sa panahon natin, tapusin na lang natin \u2018to <\/em>(in this time, let us just finish it). So I have three more years plus. And maybe at the end of my term, we would have \u2013 not really get rid of everything because that\u2019s impossible but bring it to the barest minimum,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive then cited the 154 days of Marawi siege as an example of how illegal drugs affect a country.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarawi\u2019s war was precipitated by the service of a warrant sa isang tao doon<\/em> (of one person there) who was accused of drugs. And nung pagpunta ng mga pulis <\/em>(when the police came), they were met with a heavy gunfire, armor and so they had to retreat and called the Armed Forces in and that was the first casualty,\u201d he narrated.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because there are dead persons, we [do not] have to stop our campaign against drugs,\u201d Duterte continued in his speech.<\/p>\n

He then said that if he chooses to end his war, it will \u201ccompromise\u201d the next generation.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Yan ang makasama <\/em>(That is what will make things worse). Mabuti\u2019t dito, kaya man kaya natin, eh \u2018di kayahin natin<\/em> (It is good that here we can do it, we have to make it happen) because we\u2019d never know what kind of weaving the societal fabric after our generation. Hindi natin alam \u2018yung tahi eh <\/em>(We do not know the weave). So we might come up with a strong nation for our children and our grandchildren which are in front of us now o<\/em>[r] ma<\/em>-compromise talaga ang Pilipinas <\/em>(the Philippines will be compromised),\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

However, on a different topic, Duterte also ended his speech by reiterating his previous statements that he would step down when \u201chis time comes\u201d and that he is only doing things<\/p>\n

\u201cWala man akong ambisyon<\/em> (I do not have any ambition) except to serve my country, make it a good place for all of us, comfortable, and when my time comes, I will go. No problem. No ambition to stay any bit longer,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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