Dela Rosa apologizes for dip in Duterte ratings

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Dela Rosa apologizes for dip in Duterte ratings

LeAnne Jazul

'Sorry, kami [ang] nagbigay ng dissatisfaction ng mga tao towards the President,' says PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa apologized to President Rodrigo Duterte, after critics said the drug war is to blame for the drop in Duterte’s satisfaction and trust ratings.

“If we’re guilty, kung totoo na dissatisfied mga tao dahil sa war on drugs na ginagawa namin… then we are very guilty. Sorry, kami [ang] nagbigay ng dissatisfaction ng mga tao towards the President,” Dela Rosa said during a chance interview at the Senate on Tuesday, October 10.

(If we’re guilty, if it’s true that people are dissatisfied because of the police’s war on drugs… then we are very guilty. Sorry, we’re to blame for people’s dissatisfaction with the President.)

Duterte saw an 18-point decline in his net satisfaction rating in the September 2017 survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), while his net trust rating slid by 15 points. His net satisfaction rating of +48 was still classified as “good” by the SWS, while his net trust rating of +60 is “very good.” (READ: Duterte ratings dip expected but ‘love still there’ – Malacañang)

The SWS said on Wednesday, October 11, that the reason for the drop is the war on drugs.

A separate SWS survey showed that half of Filipinos do not believe drug suspects killed in police operations actually fought back, while 6 out of 10 Filipinos believe the suspects were killed even though they had already surrendered.

On public safety, 7 in 10 Filipinos are worried about themselves or people they know becoming a victim of an extrajudicial killing.

The PNP had been at the forefront of the bloody anti-drug campaign until Duterte ordered on Tuesday that all drug operations be left to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). (READ: Duterte names PDEA as ‘sole agency’ for drug war)

Dela Rosa welcomed the transfer of responsibility and vowed to focus on other crimes.

“Hayahay na kami ngayon. You can just imagine, finocus namin halos 100% resources of the PNP for the [past] year, finocus namin lahat sa war on drugs, do’n naka-focus. We can now focus on other crimes,” Dela Rosa said.

(We can now relax. You can just imagine, we focused all of our resources on the war on drugs for the [past] year. We can now focus on other crimes.) – Rappler.com

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