Politics
"DUTERTE PROMISE"
ANTI-CRIME AND ILLEGAL DRUGS
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) chief Isidro Lapeña has claimed success in the first year of the war on drugs. A total of 63,926 anti-drug operations were conducted, netting 86,933 drug personalities and 1.3 million surrenderers in the first year of the Duterte administration.
PDEA says there has been a 26% reduction in the Philippines' total drug market. A total of 2,429 kilos of shabu with a street value of P12 billion were seized from July 1 to June 13, 2017.
Latest Philippine National Police (PNP) data show that a total of 3,200 drug personalities were killed in anti-drug operations from July 1, 2016 to June 20, 2017, or 9 killed daily in presumed-legitimate anti-drug operations in the first year of the Duterte administration.
PNP chief Ronald Dela Rosa said the war on drugs has improved peace and order. According to the PNP, the number of index crimes (e.g. murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft) fell from from 134,958 crimes in July 2015-March 2016 to 96,398 in July 2016 to March 2017 or a 28% decrease in index crimes.
Dela Rosa said people now feel safer on the streets. The public is also satisfied with the administration in terms of fighting crime and gave it a +41 (equivalent to good) net satisfaction rating, based on a March 2017 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
However, human rights advocates say the anti-crime campaign has also resulted to an increase in extra-judicial killings and human rights violations.
Based on PNP data, the number of murder cases increased by 35%, from 6,964 cases in July 2015 to March 2016 to 9,402 cases from July 2016 to March 2017.
The PNP has determined that out of the 12,833 homicide cases from July 1, 2016 to June 16, 2017, 2,098 deaths were drug-related and 2,535 non-drug related. A total of 8,200 homicide cases were under investigation "with motives to be determined," the PNP said.
President Duterte has set a new time frame for his war on drugs, saying it would take much longer than the 6 months he had originally set, citing the supposed 4.7 million drug users (Dangerous Drugs Board data) in the country.
PDEA says there has been a 26% reduction in the Philippines' total drug market. A total of 2,429 kilos of shabu with a street value of P12 billion were seized from July 1 to June 13, 2017.
Latest Philippine National Police (PNP) data show that a total of 3,200 drug personalities were killed in anti-drug operations from July 1, 2016 to June 20, 2017, or 9 killed daily in presumed-legitimate anti-drug operations in the first year of the Duterte administration.
PNP chief Ronald Dela Rosa said the war on drugs has improved peace and order. According to the PNP, the number of index crimes (e.g. murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft) fell from from 134,958 crimes in July 2015-March 2016 to 96,398 in July 2016 to March 2017 or a 28% decrease in index crimes.
Dela Rosa said people now feel safer on the streets. The public is also satisfied with the administration in terms of fighting crime and gave it a +41 (equivalent to good) net satisfaction rating, based on a March 2017 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
However, human rights advocates say the anti-crime campaign has also resulted to an increase in extra-judicial killings and human rights violations.
Based on PNP data, the number of murder cases increased by 35%, from 6,964 cases in July 2015 to March 2016 to 9,402 cases from July 2016 to March 2017.
The PNP has determined that out of the 12,833 homicide cases from July 1, 2016 to June 16, 2017, 2,098 deaths were drug-related and 2,535 non-drug related. A total of 8,200 homicide cases were under investigation "with motives to be determined," the PNP said.
President Duterte has set a new time frame for his war on drugs, saying it would take much longer than the 6 months he had originally set, citing the supposed 4.7 million drug users (Dangerous Drugs Board data) in the country.
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