DAVAO CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte said the next administration could effectively deal with communist insurgents if it throws its full backing to the police and the military.
The tandem of former Senator Bongbong Marcos and presidential
daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio won the presidency and vice
presidency.
In an interview on Sonshine Media Network International, Duterte was
asked by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy if the next administration should pursue another
round of peace talks with the communist rebels.
In response, Duterte said: “It depends, Pastor… basta suportahan
lang niya ang military at bigyan niya lang ‘yung kailangan just like what I
did…”
Police and military personnel are wary of possible violation of
human rights, but Duterte said that as long as they are doing their duties,
they should enjoy the full support of the chief executive.
“Doing your duty o maski na ‘yung mga kriminal, magfa-file ng kaso
ang mga pamilya, tapos haya — hindi mo dipensahan, hayaan mo sila, ah mahirap
‘yan. Pero kung sabihin mo, iyan, go out and hunt them down, that is your duty
as a law enforcement officer or a military, fighting the rebels. Huwag kayong
matakot basta ‘yung kaso ninyo is in connection with the performance of an
official duty,” Duterte said.
He also mentioned the necessity of the Anti-Terrorism Law in
fighting communist rebellion, saying the Supreme Court affirmed the
constitutionality of the law.
The country’s citizens should not the worry about the law, according
to Duterte, stressing the people should
just do what is right.
“Huwag ka nang lumayo doon sa your obligations as a citizen, you
have the responsibility, we have all responsibilities na Pilipino tayo. Sabi
ko, just do what is right. Now, ngayon sila, they are rebels, insurgents really
na wala na — it’s bereft of any ideology, wala na talaga ‘yan, patay na ‘yang
kanilang ideology and yet they continue to wage war,” he said.
Terrorism was a desperate measure, Duterte said, pointing to the
decades-long communist rebellion in the Philippines. “Kaya it would be easier
now really to just — ‘yung terrorism, it’s an — actually a vehicle for fighting
the rebels who are out to destroy the government,” he said.
The Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New
People’s Army and its National Democratic Front have been fighting the
government for more than five decades now, and the Philippines is the only
Asian country combating such insurgency. (Mindanao Examiner)
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