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| Duterte showing the Drug Matrix Photo: Cnnphilippines |
Malacañang Palace treats the initial onslaught of the Duterte fever amongst the drug abusers as a success despite the disagreeing claims of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Secretary Andanar boasted over a radio station interview on DzRB Radio that the current administrations drive against drug abuse was a success with an estimated count of 700, 000 thousand person surrendered or subjected themselves for rehabilitation. The secretary also added that the government is now ready to progress to the second phase of the anti drug campaign and will be furthermore explained by the president himself.
The data from the PNP that was released on august 2 shows that over 600,000 persons have surrendered from July 1 to August 2.
The president’s promise during campaign was recalled by Secretary Andanar and stated that the president is doing what he can and as fast as possible, and ‘in three to six months 70 to 80 percent of it is expected to be cleaned.
The palace said that the success of the first phase of the operation was due to president Duterte’s “matrix” that established the links of the big time drug-lords and certain personnel in the alleged illegal drug operation inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).
Presidential spokesman said that those involved in the NBP “matrix” will also face graft related cases.
Secetary Andanar furthermore said that charges will indefinitely be imposed to those names that were in Duterete’s “matrix”. He also added that a criminal case will be filed immediately will have no time line as long as the evidences will have a strong hold against the accused and as long as the evidences are concrete and person of interest haven't submitted their counter affidavit.
Included in the ”matrix“ were former justice secretary De lima, former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan, and Pangasinan representative Amado Espino Jr., all of whom denied the accusations against them.
Prior to the release of the matrix, Duterte also read out a list of PNP officers, local government officials and members of the judiciary who are supposedly involved in the illegal drug trade. He had also accused former and incumbent police generals of protecting drug operations.
The data from the PNP that was released on august 2 shows that over 600,000 persons have surrendered from July 1 to August 2.
The president’s promise during campaign was recalled by Secretary Andanar and stated that the president is doing what he can and as fast as possible, and ‘in three to six months 70 to 80 percent of it is expected to be cleaned.
The palace said that the success of the first phase of the operation was due to president Duterte’s “matrix” that established the links of the big time drug-lords and certain personnel in the alleged illegal drug operation inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).
Presidential spokesman said that those involved in the NBP “matrix” will also face graft related cases.
Secetary Andanar furthermore said that charges will indefinitely be imposed to those names that were in Duterete’s “matrix”. He also added that a criminal case will be filed immediately will have no time line as long as the evidences will have a strong hold against the accused and as long as the evidences are concrete and person of interest haven't submitted their counter affidavit.
Included in the ”matrix“ were former justice secretary De lima, former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan, and Pangasinan representative Amado Espino Jr., all of whom denied the accusations against them.
Prior to the release of the matrix, Duterte also read out a list of PNP officers, local government officials and members of the judiciary who are supposedly involved in the illegal drug trade. He had also accused former and incumbent police generals of protecting drug operations.

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