{"id":92639,"date":"2017-03-06T17:33:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T22:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=92639"},"modified":"2017-03-06T17:33:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T22:33:13","slug":"hontiveros-files-resolution-to-end-oplan-tokhang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/06\/hontiveros-files-resolution-to-end-oplan-tokhang\/","title":{"rendered":"Hontiveros files resolution to end &#8216;Oplan Tokhang&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_92640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92640\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Oplan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92640\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Oplan.jpg\" alt=\"Under Senate Resolution 309, Hontiveros seeks the continued suspension of Oplan Tokhang which was suspended last January 30 following the murder of Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame (Photo: PNA)\" width=\"480\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Oplan.jpg 480w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Oplan-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under Senate Resolution 309, Hontiveros seeks the continued suspension of Oplan Tokhang which was suspended last January 30 following the murder of Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame (Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\">PNA<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday filed a resolution seeking to end Oplan Tokhang also known as the government\u2019s aggressive campaign against illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Under Senate Resolution 309, Hontiveros seeks the continued suspension of Oplan Tokhang which was suspended last January 30 following the murder of Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame<\/p>\n<p>It was recently revived after Pres. Rodrigo Duterte gave PNP chief Director Gen. Ronald \u201cBato\u201d Dela Rosa the option to revive it if necessary to eliminate the country&#8217;s drug problem.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the death of the Korean national, Hontiveros pointed out that the campaign has claimed over 7,000 lives, with 2,555 coming from police operations and another 3,603 unsolved drug-related killings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe resumption of Oplan Tokhang and project double barrel will only result in more suffering and needless death for our countrymen,\u201d Hontiveros stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Hontiveros said the campaign is used by \u201ccorrupt\u201d and \u201cabusive\u201d policemen for acts of extortion and murder.<\/p>\n<p>She further said that Pres. Duterte himself said that nearly 40 percent of the police force is engaged in illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>The neophyte senator said that cleansing of the PNP and regaining the trust of the public should be the government\u2019s top priorities.<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated her call to address the country\u2019s drug problem as a public health issue which should be treated using a variety of approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013Sen. 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