Here is the numbers for
the detractors of the President as regards his policy on war against illegal
drugs.
The recent Social
Weather Survey shows that At least 73 percent of the Filipinos believe that the
number of illegal drug users have dropped since President Rodrigo Duterte took
office in July 2016.
The
SWS survey, conducted from December 13-16, 2019, found that around 28% of the
number said the drug users have “fallen a lot” while 46% noticed the drug
personalities have “fallen somewhat”.
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| President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PNA) |
On
the other hand, 14 percent of Filipinos believe that the number of illegal drug
users have increased while 12 percent said it stayed the same.
Sometime last March of 2019, President Duterte
said there are 7 to 8 million drug users in the country, which is double his
estimate of between 3 to 4 million users in 2016.
As per
the date from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) showed that a total
of 151,601 anti-illegal drug operations have been conducted resulting in the
arrest of 220,728 individuals and 5,552 suspects killed from July 2016 to
November 2019.
In
the same period, a total of 2,799 children involved in illegal drug activities
were rescued during anti-drug operations.
A
total of 8,185 high-value targets (HVTs) have also been arrested from July 2016
to November 2019, it added.
Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Salvador Panelo
welcomes the recent SWS survey as “a fact the Filipinos feel in their
communities”.
“This
is what matters most - a genuine and meaningful change. This is the reason why
President Duterte continues to enjoy massive approval and trust from the
Filipinos,” Panelo said in a statement.
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