Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronaldo dela Rosa is not yet recommending the lifting of the state of emergency imposed nationwide as this was linked to the campaign against illegal drugs.
According to Dela Rosa, as long as the illegal drug trade poses a real threat to the country, he would not ask for the suspension of that status.
President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire country under a state of emergency on account of lawless violence following the bombing of Davao City's night market, which left 15 people dead and 70 injured last September 2.
In a press briefing in Malacañang yesterday, Dela Rosa said there is still a lot to be done in the war against drugs. He also added that six months is not enough to really clear the country of the illegal drug menace.
Although more than 720,000 drug users or pushers have surrendered to the police, Dela Rosa said this is still far from the target 1.8 million.
He admitted that the government wants to provide adequate rehabilitation centers for drug addicts. Some local government unites are taking initiative of establishing rehabilitation centers for the constituents, he added.
He also advised barangay units to continue monitoring residents who have previously surrendered and admitted of being drug users or pushers.
As for the reduction in drug volume, Dela Rosa said that the police were effective in cutting supply by 70 percent to 80 percent, adding that the street value of shabu has gone up by at least 300 percent.
He also promised to work on show business personalities who may be involved in the illicit trade. He was supposed to get this list when Duterte inspected a shabu laboratory in Arayat, Pampanga early this week but the President reportedly asked him to wait until he comes back from a working visit in Vietnam.
Source: Philippine Star
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