Mayor Emerson Pascual of Gapan City, Nueva Ecija can’t imagine the situation of the Philippines if President Duterte didn’t become the president of the country.
Pascual, who lost two siblings in a senseless violent incident several years ago, has expressed belief that President Rodrigo Duterte was “heaven sent” to fix things in order for the Philippines even as he would give him a perfect score of 10.
He praised President Rodrigo Duterte for his war against illegal drugs that the past administrations didn’t done before.
“Not because President Duterte is my ally but I salute him for all the things he has done,” first termer Mayor Emerson Pascual said.
The Gapan City mayor is a member of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) having his two siblings Erickson and Ebertson killed along with three innocent people, when some 20 heavily armed men attacked their family-owned Gapan Coliseum and Cockpit Arena and attacked everyone during a derby on 2006.
He also became a target of assassination in 2013, when unidentified gunmen fired at him. Four people, including a student and a policeman were killed in the attack.
Pascual said that Duterte might not free from criticisms, but he believed that no other politician can save the present situation of the Philippines other than the Mindanaoan President.
“There are some who are criticizing him. But, let us just imagine in case he did not become the President. Other past presidents did not do what President Duterte is doing now in the war against drugs,” he said
Pascual also said that the war against illegal drugs of the current administration made the Gapan City safer place to live and work in.
“President Duterte was heaven sent to the Filipinos,” Pascual added.
To help the current administration to fight illegal drugs, Gapan City established “Bahay Pagbabago” to help the drug addicts who wanted to reform themselves and live a better life.
The reformist, were being treated physically, spiritually and even taught some skills that they can use to work abroad.
