MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial aspirant Phillip Salvador said on Thursday that he would support the programs of drug rehabilitation to curb crimes in the country if he wins in the midterm elections.
According to Salvador, he wants to ensure that the number of drug addicts in the country would decrease.
“Itataguyod ang mga programang nakabatay sa komunidad upang mas mapalakas ang kooperasyon ng publiko at pribadong sektor para sugpuin ang kriminalidad at susuportahan ang epektibong programa sa rehabilitasyon ng droga upang mabawasan ang krimen,” Salvador said in his speech after he filed his certificate of candidacy.
(I will push for programs anchored in the community to strengthen the public and private sector cooperation to combat crimes and support effective programs on drug rehabilitation to curb crimes.)
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When asked if he was in favor of the war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte, he said that the program was beneficial to the community.
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“Ako po ay naniniwala dun sa ginawa niya dahil ito ay nakabuti rin sa atin. Pero ngayon po, ang sa akin naman, bigyan ng pag-asang ma-rehab ‘yong mga addicts kasi maski na mga addicts ‘yan, may mga pamilya pa ring nagmamahal dyan,” Salvador added.
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(I believe in what he did because it was for our benefit. But now, for me, let us give the drug addicts a chance to be put in rehabilitation because even if they are addicts, they have families who love them.)
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno previously revealed in a hearing of the House committee on human rights, which is investigating cases of extrajudicial killings in the anti-drug campaign, that the Office of the President under Duterte’s administration listed 20,322 drug war-related deaths from July 1, 2016 to November 27, 2017.
Diokno said that of this figure, 3,967 happened during police operations while 16,355 came from riding-in-tandem incidents and other unidentified assailants.
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Meanwhile, as part of his platform, Salvador also said he would push for a budget increase for law enforcement agencies.
“Peace and order; palalakasin ko ang ahensya ng pagpapatupad ng batas upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng publiko tulad ng pagdadagdag ng budget para sa modernization ng ating mga kapulisan at kasundaluhan,” he added.
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(Peace and order; I will strengthen law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety, such as increasing the budget for the modernization of our police and military.)
In 2016, Salvador tried to run for vice governor in Bulacan, but he was excluded from the final list of voters in the province just days before the elections.
