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MORE than three-in-five Filipinos
oppose giving cash incentives to police
officers for every killed suspect allegedly Online.
involved in illegal drugs, according to
the latest survey of the Social Weather
Stations (SWS).
The survey results released on
Tuesday showed that 65 percent
of Filipinons—46 percent strongly
disagree and 19 percent somewhat
disagree—said it is wrong for cops of
the Philippine National Police to receive
cash rewards after conducting police
anti-illegal drug operations.
Only 15 percent of Filipinos agreed
with the cash reward, leading to a net
agreement score of -50 (65 percent
disagree minus 15 percent agree).
Twenty percent of respondents,
meanwhile, said they were undecided.
SWS conducted the survey from
September 23 to 27, 2017 using
face-to-face interviews of 1,500
adults nationwide. Sampling error
margins were ±3 percent for national
percentages, ±4 percent for Balance
Luzon, and ±6 percent in Metro
Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Sought for reaction, PNP
spokesperson Chief Superintendent
Dionardo Carlos reiterated their denial
on the existence of rewards for police
officers involved in the campaign
against illegal drugs.
“There is no cash reward for police
‘Fake news,’ Trillanes says on
alleged ‘little narco’ tag by Trump
SENATOR Antonio Trillanes IV on
Wednesday tagged as “fake news” a
newspaper column which claimed that
he was referred to as a “little narco” by
US President Donald Trump.
In a text message, Trillanes said:
“That’s fake news. They can’t even
cite the news outfit that conducted the
interview.”
“In the first place, those senior US
government officials would not meet
with me if I had dubious credentials,”
the senator added.
A Philippine Star column with the
title “A major embarrassment” claimed
that Trillanes was called by Trump as
“the little narco [who] met with Senator
Marco.”
Trump supposedly made the remark
to a reporter “while onboard Air Force
One.”
Trillanes met with US Senator Marco
Rubio last month. Rubio confirmed
the meeting, saying they discussed
“US-Philippines alliance, combating
corruption, and protecting human
rights amid their narcotics crisis.”
Trillanes also slammed RJ Nieto,
who runs the blog “Thinking Pinoy,” for
for every slain drug suspect,” Carlos
said in a text message to GMA News
By area. According to the SWS
survey, respondents from the National
Capital Region had the most opposition
to the incentive at 74 percent, followed
by Balance Luzon at 69 percent, Visayas
at 59 percent, and Mindanao at 56
percent.
In February, a report by Amnesty
International showed that a police
officer who took part in anti-illegal drug in October found a decline in the
operations claimed he received P15,000
“under the table” for every drug suspect
he killed. by police officers had resisted arrest
PNP chief Director General Ronald
Dela Rosa denied the AI report, daring
those who are accusing the government
of paying policemen for every drug
suspect killed to file charges before the
Office of the Ombudsman. said the police were definitely not
President Rodrigo Duterte
also denied the report, saying it was the
PNP’s job to go after drug suspects and
he wouldn’t pay a fee for every dead
drug personality. percent of Filipinos who know someone
From July 1, 2016 to Sept. 15, 2017,
a total of 3,850 drug suspects died in
police operations. Authorities have
maintained that these suspects fought it
out with arresting officers.
Meanwhile, 85 police officers
and soldiers have been killed while
conducting anti-illegal drug operations
sharing the supposed fake news on his
Facebook page.
“It goes to show that this RJ Nieto
aka Thinking Pinoy is not thinking after
all,” Trillanes said.
“Besides, a significant remark like
that would have been captured by
mainstream media and not released
through bloggers, fake news websites
and tabloid columns. Let us be more
discerning about these things,” he added.
On his page, Nieto said he was
“feeling surprised” over the news that
Trump called Trillanes a “drug lord.”
“Does Trump’s government know
something?” Nieto, a staunch supporter
of President Rodrigo Duterte, said.
Nieto posted the Philippine Star
column as one of his post’s sources.
n Kathrina Charmaine Alvarez, KG, GMA News
| Published November 1, 2017 10:14 AM
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while 204 have been critically wounded.
As of September 26, a total
of 1,308,078 drug suspects have
surrendered while 113,932 have been
arrested.
Last month, Duterte tasked
the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency as the “sole agency” to lead the
war on drugs with the PNP acting as ad
hoc task forces.
A separate SWS survey released
number of Filipinos who believe the
PNP’s claims that drug suspects slain
(“nanlaban”).
The poll found that 37 percent of
respondents said that the PNP was not
telling the truth on suspect slayings.
Among these respondents, 19 percent
telling the truth, and another 19 percent
said the police were probably not telling
the truth.
Another SWS survey showed that 49
summoned for the government’s “Oplan
Tokhang” believe that none or not all of
those called up are drug addicts and
pushers.
Capacity to mend ways. Meanwhile,
the third quarter poll said 51 percent
of Filipinos disagree (28 percent
strongly disagree and 23 percent
somewhat disagree) that drug
suspects no longer have the capacity
to mend their ways.
Twenty-eight percent, on the other
hand, agreed that suspects do not have
the chance to change anymore, while 20
percent said they were undecided. Joseph
Tristan Roxas with Amita Legaspi, KG/KBK,
GMA News | Published November 1, 2017 Updated
2:58 pm n AFP
Palace extends condolences to kin
of New York truck attack victims
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday “We express our deep sympathies to Communications Operations Office
extended its condolences to the the families and friends of the innocent Secretary Martin Andanar said in a
loved ones of the victims of a terrorist victims killed in a truck attack on a statement.
attack in Manhattan, New York City. New York bike path,” Presidential
“The Philippine Consulate General
in New York is closely monitoring the
situation and has advised the members
of the Filipino community in the area to
remain calm yet vigilant even as there
are no reports of Filipinos injured in the
truck attack,” he added.
Early Wednesday morning (Manila
time), a 29-year-old Uzbekistan
national driving a rented pickup truck
mowed down pedestrians and cyclists
on a bicycle path along the Hudson
River in Manhattan, leaving eight dead
and 11 injured.
He was shot in the abdomen by the
police and arrested after he crashed a
rented truck into a school bus and fled
the vehicle. n Trisha Macas, RSJ, GMA News |
Published November 1, 2017 1:25 PM