At the same time, the House leader emphasized that the war on drugs, criminality and corruption is really intended to lay the ground for the restoration of law and order so that the Duterte administration can focus on growing the economy, reducing poverty and improving the living standards of Filipinos.
Earlier, opposition lawmakers pounced on Pres. Duterte’s pronouncements that if it becomes necessary to preserve the nation he would not hesitate to do it.
“I said it before and I’ll say it again: I know him personally and I sincerely believe he will not declare martial law,” Alvarez said.
The Speaker said he believes the recent pronouncement of Duterte on the possible declaration of martial law is consistent with the Chief Executive’s style of issuing dramatic statements to stress his message.
“That statement merely shows President Duterte’s resolve end the scourge of illegal drugs in the country,” Alvarez said.
Alvarez said that even if his critics take the President seriously, it is far-fetched for him to declare martial law because the administration is clearly gaining headway in its war against illegal drugs in the country.
He noted that the administration has now begun to address corruption in the bureaucracy and illegal gambling.
Alvarez said that besides being a lawyer, President Duterte is well aware of the legal requirements as well as limitations regarding the declaration of martial law.
“That is why I believe all the apprehension about the prospect of declaration of martial law is largely unfounded,” Alvarez stressed.
The House leader said that once the drug menace has been substantially reduced, then government can focus its efforts and resources on infrastructure development and faster delivery of vital social services such as education and health to the most vulnerable sectors in society.
Alvarez cited the reported nearly P1 trillion in official development assistance from China and Japan in the first seven months of the Duterte administration as a positive development that would certainly accelerate economic growth and poverty reduction.
“If President Duterte has been able to gain the trust and confidence of the leaders of China and Japan as shown by their unqualified support for our economic development through ODA, then I am very optimistic that we can harness the support of other members of the international community for our development programs in the years ahead,” Alvarez said.
“The President’s consistently high approval and trust ratings among Filipinos across geographical areas and social classes since he took office in July last year tell us one thing: he has been doing the right things and we should unite and fully support his efforts to achieve ‘tunay na pagbabago’ or real change that he promised during the campaign,” he added.
source: Public Trending
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