{"id":247736,"date":"2020-03-11T01:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T05:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247736"},"modified":"2020-03-11T01:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T05:52:03","slug":"finish-communism-terrorism-by-mid-2022-duterte-to-govt-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/11\/finish-communism-terrorism-by-mid-2022-duterte-to-govt-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish communism, terrorism by mid 2022, Duterte to gov\u2019t forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Clad in full battle gear, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visits the war-torn Marawi City for the third time on August 24, 2017 to boost the morale of the government troops from the Joint Special Operations Task Force Trident. PHOTO BY SIMEON CELI JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the military and the police to exhaust all means to end the problems on communism and terrorism before he steps down from office in 2022.<\/p>\n

Duterte gave the directive to government forces on late Tuesday night as he lamented that the continuing presence of communists and terrorists in the country hampered the country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always called it as an article of faith, but no progress or development in any nation \u2014 wherever it is \u2014 cannot really hope to grow if there is trouble.\u00a0Itong atin dito<\/em>, what ails us is many, the insurgency of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), then you have the terrorists,\u201d he said during the annual general assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines in Pasay.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he could not afford to let the communist and terror groups \u201ccreate so much chaos and mayhem, loss of lives, and a great agony inflicted on hard-hit communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he wants to spend his remaining years in office looking for drastic measures to end the unlawful acts of the communists and terrorists in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have two years. Frankly, I have asked the military and the police,\u00a0kung kaya niyong tapusin, tapusin na ninyo ngayon<\/em>\u00a0(if you can finish it now, finish it now),\u201d Duterte said. \u201cKung hindi ko ito matapos<\/em>\u00a0(If I won\u2019t be able to stop it), then I have to pass this problem to the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duterte on December 5, 2017 signed Proclamation 374, branding the CPP and its armed wing, the New People\u2019s Army (NPA), as a terror organization because of their alleged acts \u201cagainst the Filipino people, against humanity, and against the law of nations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CPP-NPA is also tagged as terror group by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Apart from the communist movement, several terror groups continue to pose threats in the country.<\/p>\n

On May 23, 2017, Islamic State-linked Maute group laid siege to Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province, prompting Duterte to place the whole of Mindanao under martial law until December 31, 2019.<\/p>\n

Martial law in the entire Mindanao was no longer extended following the drop in crime incidents in the southern Philippines and with Duterte\u2019s confidence that state forces are on top of the situation to maintain peace and order in the besieged region even sans the implementation of military rule.<\/p>\n

Fair distribution of public funds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Duterte added that he was eyeing the fair distribution of public funds to local government units to fulfill his bid to improve the country\u2019s economy and provide comfortable lives to Filipinos.<\/p>\n

He said he would carry out his plan in his remaining years in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng gusto ko lang sana sa<\/em>\u00a0last two years ko (What I want to do in my last two yesrs is), if I can equitably distribute the money of the Republic to cover the entire Philippines on projects,\u00a0malaki man o maliit<\/em>\u00a0(be it big or small). Basta meron ang lahat (I want everyone to receive the money),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He said equal distribution of money to local governments would be a \u201cnew mindset for the months to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not want to leave projects unfinished,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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