Sec. Andanar: With lower crime volume, it’s now safer to live in PH With all the peace and order initiatives undertaken by the government in the past five years, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday said that living in the Philippines is now much safer. He said this noting that the legacy accomplishments of the Duterte administration in maintaining and securing public safety, peace, and order across the Philippines is critical Caraga INFOCUS
in the continued growth of the country. “We have given back the streets to our people. It’s safer now to live in the Philippines because we’ve managed to bring down the crime incidence. There’s lesser petty crimes reported like theft. There’s no more “laglag bala” scheme,” he said during an interview. In the recent presentation of the Security, Justice, and Peace Cabinet Cluster (SJPCC), Gallup’s 2020 law and order index said
that 8 out 10 Filipinos felt secure based on their own experiences with crime and law enforcement, placing the Philippines among the top 50 countries with good peace and order, at par with New Zealand, Australia, Serbia, and Poland. The total crime volume in the country dropped in 2020 to 383, 189 from 520,641 in 2017. Secretary Andanar said that the unrelenting promotion of the antiillegal drugs campaign August 7-13, 2021 |
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