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Showing posts with label President Rodrigo Duterte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label President Rodrigo Duterte. Show all posts
7.27.2016
President Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (In his own words)
7.08.2016
President Rodrigo Duterte on Presenting Country's Topmost Drug Lords
Two days after naming police top brass allegedly protecting illegal drug trade in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte came out with another list — this time, naming the drug lords themselves.
Duterte, complete with a chart illustration of the drug trade network, identified on Thursday three of the country's topmost drug lords."
The President named Chinese nationals Wu Tuan (also known as Peter Co) and Peter Lim (a.k.a. Jaguar).
Authorities believe both of them are part of the Chinese triad; with Co operating in Metro Manila and Luzon, while Jaguar in the Visayas.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre III said the two were "Level 5" drug lords — the highest tier in the drug lord hierarchy. They are believed to have at least 100 kilograms of illegal drugs in every transaction.
According to the chart presented to Duterte by intelligence officers, retired police official Marcelo Garbo was an associate and "coddler" of Co and Jaguar.
The third drug lord is Herbert Colangco, he's not part of the Triad but is also a Level 5 drug lord.
Colangco is the inmate who produced a music video from inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).
Duterte said Colangco worked with hotelier Richard King, who was killed in June 2014.
Solicitor General Jose "Joe" Calida said these top-level drug lords were believed to be the ones who had offered a hefty bounty for the heads of the President and PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa.
Operating behind bars
Co and Colangco are currently detained at the NBP — but have allegedly been using their cell phones to transact their deals.
Aguirre said 75 percent of the country's drug trade were being transacted from inside the national penitentiary.
He said the government was thinking of transferring these high-profile inmates to Tanay, Rizal or to an AFP facility — or even moving them to a remote island where there would be no cellular signals.
Meanwhile, Jaguar is out of the country, according to Solicitor General Jose "Joe" Calida.
President Duterte had warned Jaguar that he would be killed if he would step foot again in the Philippines.
Source: CNN Philippines' Ina Andolong contributed to this report.
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President Rodrigo Duterte during a press conference recorded
earlier in MalacaƱang on alleged "top tier drug lords"
Video Credit: ABS-CBN News
7.05.2016
President Duterte issues his first Executive Order via CNN Philippines
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — President Rodrigo Duterte has given Cabinet Secretary Leoncio "Jun" Evasco Jr. supervision over several agencies that deal largely with the welfare of the country’s poor and marginalized sectors in urban areas and the countryside.
In Executive Order No. 1, entitled "Reengineering the Office of the President Towards Greater Responsiveness to the Attainment of Development Goals," Evasco will be overseeing the following agencies that were previously under the Office of the President:
a) Cooperative Development Authority
b) Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
c) National Anti-Poverty Commission
d) National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
e) National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
f) National Food Authority
g) National Youth Commission
h) Office of the President- Presidential Action Center
i) Philippine Commission on Women
j) Philippine Coconut Authority
k) Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor
l) Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority
Evasco, a former rebel priest who served as mayor of Bohol’s Maribojoc municipality, was Duterte’s election campaign manager and long-time chief of staff.
Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said the EO is also meant to streamline offices in the executive branch.
The EO says the said agencies shall "primarily evaluate existing poverty reduction programs and if deemed necessary, formulate a more responsive set of programs complementing existing ones."
It also tasks them to consult with local governments for proper allocation of resources.
EO 1 also effectively places the Presidential Management Staff and Office of the Appointments Secretary under the Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP) headed by Christopher “Bong” Go.
It also creates the "Office of the President-Events Management Cluster" (OP-EMC) to "ensure effective collaboration among the offices and/or units involved in the preparations for and the management of Presidential engagements."
The OP-EMC head has yet to be appointed.
Typographical error?
Duterte’s first executive order appears to have erroneously referred to a different provision of the constitution to justify the reorganization.
It said “Section 7 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the President shall have control of the executive departments, and offices.”
It is actually Article 7, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution that contains that provision.
A reporter pointed out the error to Abella.
“Noted, we will act on that,” Abella said in response.
It remains unclear if a new issuance will be made to correct the mistake, which may have been typographical. “We will take note of the pointers and we will act accordingly,” Abella said.
Duterte names 5 police generals allegedly linked to illegal drugs via CNN Report
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — President Rodrigo Duterte is not entertaining any honeymoon with scalawags in the Philippine National Police (PNP).
In his speech during the 69th anniversary of the Philippine Air Force Tuesday, the President sprung a surprise on national television when he named five police generals, including three still in active duty, he said were involved in illegal drugs.
The officers he named who are still in active duty are former Region 6 Director Bernardo Diaz, former NCRPO Director Joel Pagdilao and former QCPD Director Edgardo Tinio. The two who have retired are Vicente Loot, who is now mayor of Daan Bantayan, and former Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo.
“At this time, I order them relieved from their assignments and report to the director general. I would like to talk to them but certainly I would expect the police commission to do their thing,” Duterte said.
Tinio in an interview told CNN Philippines he has never been involved in any illegal activity.
“I’m willing to subject myself to a lie detector test, and I’m willing to subject my cellphones to forensics,” Tinio said.
There was no immediate reaction from the other officers Duterte named.
The President's instruction to the National Police Commission was clear — “Imbestigahan niyo ito at wag niyo akong bigyan ng sarswela. Hanapin niyo ang totoo,” he said.
[Translation: Investigate this and don’t give me theatrics. Find out the truth.]
Duterte expressed his dismay, saying PNP officials involved in the illegal drug trade in the country have committed treason.
“Masakit na pakinggan kasi ginastusan mo na, pinaaral mo na, binigyan mo ng uniporme, pati medyas,” he said.
[Translation: This pains one to hear this because you spent for them, you gave them education, you gave them uniform, you even gave them socks.]
Also read: Dela Rosa to send cops involved in drugs to Sulu, Basilan to fight Abu Sayyaf
More than being a politician, Duterte said he has a moral obligation to tell the truth to the nation.
“It’s really not my practice to humiliate people,” he said. “Pulitiko ako … pero dumating ako sa posisyon na ito, and I have a sacred responsibility to tell the truth to the Filipino people.”
[Translation: I’m a politician … but I was elected to this position, and I have a sacred responsibility to tell the truth to the Filipino people.]
The President warned officials not to get involved in the drug trade because of the deadly consequence.
“Marami ng namamatay, at marami pang mamamatay. At wag kayo sumali dyan maski opisyal kayo, because you will put yourself in the line of fire,” Duterte said.
[Translation: Many have died and many more will die. And don’t get involved, even if you are officials, because you will put yourself in the line of fire.]
“I’ve been warning everybody. Do not destroy my country because I will kill you. Do not destroy the youth of my country because I will kill you,” he added.
The President tapped the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the fight against illegal drugs and criminality.
He also thanked former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for paving the way for him, when she raised the problem of illegal drugs as a threat to national security during her administration.
“It’s going to be a bloody fight, but I am not going to apologize for it. I assume full legal responsibility for it,” he told the military.
“Wag kayo matakot basta nasa tama kayo,” he said.
[Translation: Don’t be afraid as long as long as you are in the right.]
The President also said he is willing to stake his honor, his life, and even the presidency just to make sure that he will win this battle.
Also read: Duterte promises funds for PNP campaign vs drugs and crime
Duterte admitted, it may be difficult for him to completely stop the illegal drug trade in six months, which he promised during the election campaign, but he said he will come close to it. “Six months and one day after, medyo tapos na (it will more or less be finished),” the President said.
Tinio, who was in his quarters when Duterte mentioned his name as among senior PNP officers allegedly involved in drugs, said he will readily report to PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa and will open himself to any investigation.
Tinio said he doesn’t know why Duterte had linked him to the illegal drug trade.
“I’m surprised that my name was dragged into this mess,” he said.
Tinio vowed to clear his name and retire early.
Duterte said he believes the revival of death penalty will instill fear among criminals. The death penalty is not primarily intended to deter criminals but to exact retribution for their crimes, he said.
Turning to the military, Duterte promised to provide the air force with more equipment to enable it to perform difficult operations.
“Ibibigay ang lahat ng kailangan n'yo (We will provide everything you need), I will see to that,” the President said. “We will acquire more helicopters and night vision capability.”
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