Ending the country’s decades-long problem in insurgency and illegal drugs were among the top agenda of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
ENDING the country’s decades-long problem in insurgency and illegal drugs were among the top agenda of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his second State of the Nation Address on Monday.
“To complete this reintegration process, I will issue a Proclamation granting amnesty to rebel returnees, and I ask Congress to support me in this endeavor,” Marcos said.“We have incorporated capacity-building and social protection into our reintegration programs to guarantee full decommissioning of former combatants,” the President said. Marcos also declared a tougher stance against illegal drugs by going after unscrupulous members of the Philippine National Police .
The four officials were supposedly linked to drug activities following the review conducted by the five-member advisory group tasked to profile over 900 PNP executives, who submitted their courtesy resignations.
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