MANILA, Philippines – Crime and drugs are social ills that need to be stamped out, say Rodrigo Duterte and Alan Peter Cayetano as they seek the two highest positions in the land in 2016.
Duterte used a peace and order platform before, when he first ran for Davao City mayor in 1988. He later earned a reputation for his iron-fisted approach to criminality. Davao City now enjoys a state-of-the-art crime response center and was named 9th safest city in the world in 2015.
On Tuesday, January 4, Cayetano announced that their tandem would push for an increase in police salaries to P75,000 to P100,000 – 5 times the current wage of the lowest-ranking police officer and even more than the salary of the PNP chief.
Theirs is the only tandem that highlights the fight against criminality and drugs as a major part of their platform.
Does the current state of crime and drugs in the Philippines warrant such attention? Rappler takes a look at recent statistics.
Criminality
The number of reported crimes has been rising, while the ability of the police to solve crimes has decreased.
OPENED foil packs and drilling machines still packed in crates are found inside a warehouse in Valenzuela City rented by two Chinese-Filipino men, (below) believed to be members of an international gang which smuggles drugs into the country using legitimate shipments. Rodrigo de Guzman
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