{"id":222975,"date":"2019-07-15T19:41:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T23:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=222975"},"modified":"2019-07-15T19:41:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T23:41:49","slug":"ph-only-dangerous-for-criminals-corrupt-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/15\/ph-only-dangerous-for-criminals-corrupt-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"PH only dangerous for criminals, corrupt: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Panelo explained that homicide cases included deaths from accidents, reckless imprudence resulting to homicide, business rivalry, crimes of passion or politics among others. (Shutterstock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Philippines is only a dangerous place for criminals and the corrupt, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo made this comment after a US-based group ranked the Philippines as the fourth most dangerous country for civilians due to the Duterte administration\u2019s war on drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI agree.\u00a0Mapanganib ang bansa sa mga kriminal, sa mga korupt, sa mga kasama sa sindikato ng droga. Talagang mapanganib<\/em>\u00a0(The country is dangerous for criminals, for corrupt, for drug syndicates. It\u2019s really dangerous,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cKasi hindi naman hihinto ang ating mga<\/em>\u00a0law enforcement (because our law enforcement will not stop) against criminals and drug lords, pushers who are destroying the fabric of our society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In an analysis, dated July 3, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) claimed that \u201cPresident Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s war on drugs has driven this violence, with alleged drug suspects accounting for almost 75 percent of this year\u2019s civilian deaths\u201d.<\/p>\n

On its website, ACLED, is known as the \u201chighest quality, most widely used, real time data and analysis source on political violence and protest in the developing world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panelo, meanwhile, criticized how the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) would cite the 27,000 deaths filed by the police as \u201chomicides under investigation\u201d when reporting on the administration\u2019s drug war.<\/p>\n

Data from the Philippine National Police (PNP) showed that there are only over 5,375 drug personalities who died in anti-drug operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sinasabi kasi nila, yung mga<\/em>\u00a0civilians.\u00a0Ang nakakatawa, ang<\/em>\u00a0figure\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0PNP 5,000 plus. Official record\u00a0\u2018yun e. Sabi nila<\/em>\u00a027,000,\u00a0e sinabi nila lahat dun yung<\/em>\u00a0homicide cases e (They\u2019re saying, civilians. What\u2019s funny is the figure of the PNP is 5,000 plus. That\u2019s the official record. But they\u2019re mentioning the 27,000 homicide cases),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo explained that homicide cases included deaths from accidents, reckless imprudence resulting to homicide, business rivalry, crimes of passion or politics among others.<\/p>\n

Moreover, he pointed out that these groups also failed to see there are also thousands of police personnel killed and injured in the drug war.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that there are casualities,\u00a0ibig sabihin talagang lumalaban<\/em>\u00a0(means they\u2019re really fighting back). You should consider\u00a0na pag involved ka sa<\/em>\u00a0drugs,\u00a0talagang iba ang tingin mo sa tao<\/em>\u00a0(that when someone is really involved in drugs, they see people in a different way),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo, however, said it is still \u201cdiscretionary\u201d on the part of the government to respond or not to formal inquiries concerning state affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we feel that the question is legitimate, we will respond but if the question is only designed to fish information that it will use by the inquiring country to embarrass this government, certainly, we will not oblige,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

He also maintained that data provided by the PNP, tagged as #RealNumbersPH should be believed and not exaggerated international figures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the PNP says that is the figure then that is the recorded figure and everyone should believe that because PNP is not in the business of lying. It is in the business of securing peace and order in this country,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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