He expressed fears on the resurgence of illegal drugs in the country after stepping from his presidency.
“Itong drugs, I hope that whoever would sit as president would continue the --- if not, the ferocity that I did and I accept it maski lang naman sana ‘yung ano ka a little lower than my standard kasi talagang sisirain ang bayan nating ito. I’m so worried about the resurgence of drug problem,” Duterte said during his Talk to the People on Tuesday aired over PTV and Radyo Pilipinas.
Duterte said if illegal durgs operation returns it will really destroy the country.
The President said he does not care about the International Criminal Court (ICC), stressing what bothers him is the continued threat posed by the drug problem in the country.
He said the government must protect the next generation because they “will have a serious problem in their hands,” if the coming administration fails to act.
“Kung ganito katindi ngayon ng pamamalakad nila --- I’m addressing the nation --- kung hindi mo sabayan ng katindi rin ng iyong resolve, eh matatalo talaga,” he said.
Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said in his latest report to the President that law enforcers conducted 1,230 anti-illegal drug operations despite the pandemic.
This resulted in the arrest of 1,658 individuals, with 26 drug offenders surrendering to authorities, and a suspect being killed during the anti-illegal drug operations.
In total, authorities confiscated P159.8 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), marijuana, ecstacy, and mogadon.
Photo from Presidential Communications
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