TULOY BA PATAYAN KONTRA DROGA?

ISANG mamanahin ni BBM mula kay Rodrigo Duterte ang kampanya kontra droga. Patayan ang pangunahing katangian ng kampanya kontra droga ni Duterte. Walang habas na patayan ng mga pinaghihinalaang tulak at gumagamit ng bawal na gamot. Itutuloy ba o hindi ni BBM ang kampanya na naging pangunahing programa ng administrasyon ni Duterte?

Bigo ang kampanya ni Duterte kontra droga. Bagaman humigit kumulang sa 30,000 katao ang pinatay at napatay ni Duerte sa kampanya, hindi natigil ang pagdagsa ng droga sa bansa. Walang nagawa si Duterte at liderato ng PNP kung hindi aminin na bigo ang kanilang kampanya. Hindi solusyon ang patayan upang itigil ang droga sa bansa. Dumami lang ang bilang ng mga ulila sa bansa.

Matindi ang pressure ng ibang bansa tulad ng mga bansa sa ilalim ng European Union (EU) na igalang ni BBM ang mga batas ng kasunduan tungkol sa karapatang pantao (human rights). Ang ibig sabihin ay itapon niya ang patakaran ni Duterte na nakabatay sa mga extrajudicial killings (EJKs). Walang malinaw na kalatas kung itutuloy o hindi ni BBM ang programa ni Duterte.

Aming sapantaha na bibigyan ng linaw ni BBM ang polisiya sa kanyang inaugural address sa ika-30 ng Hunyo. Ito ay kung hindi siya madiskwalipika ng Comelec. Manmanan.

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HALAW ang mga sumusunod sa aming aklat “KILL KILL KILL: EJKs in the Philippines; Crimes Against Humanity vs. Duterte Et. Al. at the ICC.” Nasa huling yugto na ako na pagsusulat.

The second information added:

“In the last excerpt, Mr. Lascañas narrated police-perpetrated killings under the guise of legitimate police operations and the killings they did that were only recorded as blotters or cases under investigation. According to Mr. Lascañas, sometimes when they kill people, they just leave the body.

“Then when someone reports it, they record it in the police blotter but no investigation ensues because there are no pieces of evidence or witnesses. Similarly, the Philippine National Police, in the first months of the Duterte Administration, categorized this type of killings as under ‘deaths under investigation.’”

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MORE KILLINGS

The second information contained the affidavit of Police Officer 1 Vincent Tacorda, who narrated how he was given what could be regarded as an illegal order to kill in accordance with Duterte’s much ballyhooed war on drugs. His affidavit gave credence to earlier claims by Matobato and Lascanas, two self-confessed former DDS assassins, that “the killings of drug personalities are targeted, planned and executed by the police.” After issuing his affidavit, the conscience-stricken Tacorda opted to resign and left the police service than follow what he regarded as an illegal order.

In his May 10, 2017 signed affidavit, Tacorda claimed he received an order from PNP Provincial Director Jesus Martirez to “neutralize” a drug suspect. The order changed sometime in July, 2016, when “Martirez ordered me and PO1 Bagay (to) personally deliver an ‘accomplishment of 5-10 deaths of drug personalities.’” Tacorda said he was warned if “he will be relieved from his post if there is no ‘death of drug personalities’ that will be delivered in his area.“ The second order somehow confirmed what was purported to be a “quota system” among police officers involved in the war on drugs.

Tacorda admitted he felt the pressures of the new order to deliver, prompting him to ask for a list from which he could draw the names of possible victims of any EJKs. These were the exact quotes from his affidavit:

“Because of the pressure to deliver, I acceded and requested for a list from which I can choose from. I was however not given such a list. But I got a call and text from PSI Nathaniel Jacob, the Chief of Police of Viga, Catanduanes, informing me that there is already a go signal from the Provincial Director. We met at the Kemji Hotel & Restaurant and was given the name of my first target.

“My designated role in the operation was that I was to be the ‘’shooter”. There is someone else who will conduct the surveillance and that an intel operative is watching the target. I was given by Sgt. Teope an Php800 budget for my food and lodging, a picture of the target, and a folder with ‘I’M A PUSHER, DON’T BE LIKE ME… Bicol Vigilante,’ handwritten in red pentel pen.

“When I was given the exact location of the target in Brgy. San Jose, Viga, Catanduanes, I went to the place on board a motorcycle driven by a former police officer. When I located the target, I initially passed by his location and when I saw him, I decided to go back. We parked the motorcycle in the corner of the nearest street. I casually walked towards the target, using the folder to cover my firearm, and fired the bullet at his back. I tried to fire again but my firearm got jammed. Hence, I just threw the folder on him and rushed back to the waiting motorcycle and left the scene. I was then wearing a helmet and jacket so nobody could recognize me.

“The operation was well coordinated with the Chief of Police.

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MOTORCYCLE-RIDING ASSASSINS. The second information submitted by Trillanes and Alejano mentioned a specific incident, where the murderers of a human rights activist in the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro turned out to be two junior police officers. The October 8, 2016 incident saw Zenaida Luz, a Citizens Crime Watch regional head, being killed by a pair of motorcycle-riding assassins in front of her house. The killers were later arrested and they were named Senior Inspector Magdalino G. Pimentel, a member of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) class of 2009 and at that time assigned at the First Maneuver Platoon of Oriental Mindoro Police Public Safety Company (PPSC); and Inspector Markson S. Almenarez, Chief of Socorro Town Police, graduated fifth in PNPA class of 2013 and who was recently awarded by PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa as outstanding police commissioned officer.

Quoting media reports, the second information said Pimentel, wearing a bonnet and a jacket, and Almenarez, wearing a face mask and a wig, to disguise their selves, were riding a motorcycle when they shot and killed Luz. Responding police officers chased down the two young officers up to the neighboring town where one of the suspects started shooting. From there, they were cornered and wounded. Upon their arrest, a 45-caliber pistol and .38 caliber pistol were seized from the two, it said.

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MGA PILING SALITA: “Kapag mahirap, pinoposasan at ihaharap sa media, kapag mayaman walang posas at may pa-prescon pa! Kapag ordinaryong mamamayan na hindi nakabayad ng tax, idinidimanda ng gobyerno, kapag mayaman hindi nakabayad ng tax, naging presidente ng Pilipinas!” – Edith Capalad, netizen

“Kinikilala ng marami na si Robin Padilla ang pinakamatapang na senador. Wala siyang takot na ipakita ang kanyang kamangmangan.” – PL, netizen