{"id":190164,"date":"2018-11-17T23:58:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T04:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=190164"},"modified":"2018-11-17T23:58:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T04:58:46","slug":"prrd-vows-to-solve-drug-problem-until-term-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/17\/prrd-vows-to-solve-drug-problem-until-term-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD vows to solve drug problem until term ends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte bids farewell to the send-off party before his flight bound for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan after capping off a successful official visit to the State of Israel on September 5, 2018. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Despite challenges in the economy, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday vowed to solve the illegal drug problem in the Philippines until his last day in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have remaining mga three (years). I hope that I can put in place something,\u201d Duterte said before members of the Filipino community in Papua New Guinea. Duterte’s term as President ends in 2022.<\/p>\n

Duterte is currently in Papua New Guinea to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders\u2019 Meeting.<\/p>\n

There are over 40,000 Filipinos in the country, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).<\/p>\n

Duterte assured the Filipino workers in Papua New Guinea that the administration has already gained momentum in fighting corruption and illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Moreover, he said he had also fired several members of his government, including police personnel, who were accused of abuses and wrongdoings but acknowledged that it continues to be a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you know ang droga hindi mahinto (Do you know why illegal drugs continues)? Because it\u2019s money and it\u2019s very hot,\u201d Duterte said, stressing that several police personnel were drug coddlers themselves.<\/p>\n

Last week, Duterte said he wanted \u201cthe entire government machinery\u201d to participate in the administration\u2019s aggressive crackdown on illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will issue a memorandum circular directing the entire government machinery to mobilize its assets and to take an active role in government’s anti-illegal drug campaign nationwide,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The President said he also wanted to create a task force on anti-illegal drugs composed of different law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have is the moving forward to eradicate illegal drug trade, activate a National Anti-illegal Drug Task Force,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He said the task force will be composed of the personnel assets from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other agencies of the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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