This one is for the books.
Remember how the political
enemies of the Duterte administration would paint the country bad in an
international forum or media?
Here it is a different since, a
foreigner has just made a direct comparison between the Philippines and his
home country as regards the peace and order.
Mr Ronny De Blaere from Belgium (photo credit to owner) |
Hands down, the Philippines is
much more safe for him than his own beloved country- Belgium.
“I am terribly angry (and disappointed) because during
my trip back to the Philippines I heard that our Belgian leaders had to
criticize the Filipino leaders once again.
“In the Philippines, the main focus is on "old
school policework". A person who is considering to commit a criminal
offenses knows what consequences are and the punishments are actually executed
if a perpetrator is caught. As far as I know, little effort is put into
ethnographic approach and, unfortunately, there is no budget for the Star Wars
toys such as ANPR cameras.”
Well know Duterte
supporter/Blogger Mr. Marl Lopez shared the Facebook post of Belgian national- Ronny De Blaere .
For the complete blog post, we
are quoting in full said post below for transparency and information of our
reading public.
BELGIUM
Peeps, came across this FB
account of a Belgian national who is married to a Filipina.
Mr Ronny De Blaere has just returned to Belgium after a visit to
the Philippines, and he posted a running commentary after founding out that his
house in Belgium was robbed.
Read his heartwarming take on the
Philippines compared to Belgium, especially in the light of the recent Iceland
Resolution in the UNHCR, which we learned Belgium co-sponsored.
Here is what Mr. De Blaere has to
say:
“Thank you for all your support.”
“The fact is that I am not
terribly angry that my house has now been broken into. Of course, coming home
in such a way is not pleasant.”
“I am terribly angry (and
disappointed) because during my trip back to the Philippines I heard that our
Belgian leaders had to criticize the Filipino leaders once again.
I am not in the habit of communicating about this via social media, but this time, I would like to make a comment on this.”
“My father has always taught me
to first look into my own plate. I would also recommend this to our political
leaders.”
“In Belgium, autodidacts are
talking about raising the feeling of insecurity among citizens as a solution
for lowering criminal offenses. Numerous visible elements (such as ANPR
cameras, Neighborhood information zones, more blue on the street, etc.) are
added to the street scene to convince the people that the government is working
on the fight against crime. I also note that people nowadays put a lot of
effort into the ethnographic approach, especially within big cities.”
“And yes, the crime statistics
are dropping, but the questions is how real our the crime statics? As the society
is adapting to new circumstances, victims fail more and more to report criminal
offenses to the police. A burglary in a home has no monger the same impact on
our society than the same burglary 20 years ago. However, the facts stay the
same.”
“Another point is that the basic
elements of the statistics are no longer the same as 10 years ago, which means
that people will start comparing apples with pears.”
“Belgian police can (give)you all
kind of Star Wars gadgets, but there is no final punishment for someone who
gets caught.”
“In the Philippines, the main
focus is on "old school policework". A person who is considering to
commit a criminal offenses knows what consequences are and the punishments are
actually executed if a perpetrator is caught. As far as I know, little effort
is put into ethnographic approach and, unfortunately, there is no budget for
the Star Wars toys such as ANPR cameras.”
“Yet Filipinos are clearly behind
their leaders, while this is clearly not the case in Belgium.”
“Yet I feel very safe everywhere
in the Philippines, while I cannot say the same about Belgium.”
“Yet the sense of security among
the local population in the Philippines increases, while this decreases in
Belgium.”
“So it seems very strongly that
the old school policework does the work, while our major studies and our star
wars gadgets apparently don't work.”
“I can only conclude that our
Belgian leaders should visit the Philippines with an open mind rather than
voicing unfounded criticism. I am convinced that a lot can be learned there.
In the meantime, I want to thank everyone for the many statements of support.”
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