{"id":177340,"date":"2018-08-17T22:55:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T02:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=177340"},"modified":"2018-08-17T22:55:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T02:55:38","slug":"duterte-needs-push-filipinos-pnp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/17\/duterte-needs-push-filipinos-pnp\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte needs more push from Filipinos: PNP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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File: Durana said Duterte was spot-on in concentrating on the war on drugs, a policy considered by 69 percent of the Filipinos as the most important achievement of the government. (SIMEON CELI JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— As father of the nation, President Rodrigo Duterte should get encouragement not only from his fellow public servants but also from every Filipino, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.<\/p>\n

PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Benigno Durana Jr. made this comment on Duterte’s statement that he wants to step down out of exasperation over persistent corruption and the illegal drug problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think not only the PNP, but the rest of the Filipino people should encourage our father. As our father, as our leader, we have to make sure that we should not contribute to his already monumental problems,\u201d Durana said in a Palace press briefing on the war on drugs.<\/p>\n

He said the PNP has been doing its best to make sure that the President\u2019s relentless anti-illegal drugs campaign is properly implemented despite some scalawags in uniform.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why whatever the priorities of our President (are), we give focus on it and as much as possible, not to give him a lot of headaches,\u201d Durana said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can go long distances in our journey as a nation if we\u2019ll support and encourage our leader \u2013 in this case, our President,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Durana said the PNP leadership is empowered to their job, which he never experienced in his 30 years in public service.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike before, there are a lot of political influences. But now, the President has given almost a free hand to the leadership of the PNP to do their job,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Duterte has increased the annual budget of the PNP capacity enhancement program from PHP2 million to PHP6 million, aside from doubling policemen\u2019s monthly pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my 30 years in the service, we\u2019re just being given lip service by the previous administration. Not this time. This government has taken real good care of our uniformed services now,\u201d Durana said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why our Chief of the PNP (Oscar Alayalde) said to the rest of the PNP, ‘Now is the time to really take good care of the Filipino people,\u2019\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Durana said Duterte was spot-on in concentrating on the war on drugs, a policy considered by 69 percent of the Filipinos as the most important achievement of the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is spot-on on a very issue that matters most to the majority of the Filipino people. Government exists based on the needs and expectation of the Filipino people,\u201d he said.\u00a0(PNA)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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