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Friday, June 16, 2017
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DUMAGUETE City – Illegal drugs and terrorism are the most immediate threats the Philippines needs to address with urgency, according to Senior Superintendent Henry Biñas.
Illegal drugs destroy “dreams, lives and families,” and waste many lives, said the acting Negros Oriental police director.
Money from illegal drugs also found its way in politics. Worse, it is used to protect and advance terrorism, Biñas said.
But Biñas said he cannot confirm or deny that “narco-politicians” exist in Negros Oriental.
Reports pertaining to them must be validated first, he said.
Terrorists, on the other hand, operate beyond boundaries. No one is spared from it even in developed countries like the United States, Russia, France, United Kingdom, Biñas said.
These threats must be addressed and resolved for peace to settle in the Philippines, he said.
Biñas vowed to exert their best to make sure no terrorist from the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups will enter Negros Oriental.
He allayed fears that the arrival of evacuees from Marawi City will usher the entry of extremist groups in the island region.
While local governments provide them relief aid, police are conducting background checks on the evacuees, Biñas stressed.
Security at seaports have been tightened, too, he stressed. (PNA)
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