The Standard - 2016 July 8 - Friday

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VOL. XXX NO. 146 3 Sections 32 Pages P18 FRIDAY : JULY 8, 2016 www.thestandard.com.ph editorial@thestandard.com.ph

10 killed amid air strikes on ASG lair

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NARCO-GENERALS LINKED TO ‘TRIAD’ Duterte: Drug lords raking it in behind prison cells By John Paolo Bencito and Macon Ramos-Araneta

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte revealed Thursday night that a high-level Chinese drug triad operating inside the National Bilibid Prison is behind the multibillion drug operation being protected by the five police generals he publicly shamed Tuesday.

Speaking at a delayed TV broadcast aired through state-owned PTV4 on Thursday, Duterte also revealed that one of the accused narco-generals, retired PNP general Marcelo Garbo is the top police coddler, protecting two of the drug triad operators in Luzon, Metro Manila and the Visayas.

The President also advised mayors and politicians involved in the drug trade to “commit suicide” before getting shamed on public, adding that drug ring leaders should get prepared to be shot in the airports or when they escape prison. “I have decided to reveal the state of the drug situation to show

to you how corrosive and huge the dimensions of our problems are,” Duterte said. First on the drug hierarchy of the so-called “Level 5 drug triad is Wu Tuan alias Peter Co, a Chinese national who leads the triad operations in Luzon and National Next page

Triad connection. President Duterte holds a copy of a diagram showing the extent of operation of drug syndicates during a press conference at Malacañang on July 7, 2016.

Wade returns to Chicago

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RH law gets P2-b shot in the arm—Neda By Gabrielle Binaday THE Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law will be fully implemented under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte and its budget will be increased to more than P2 billion, Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Thursday. Pernia, who also serves as the Na-

tional Economic and Development Authority director-general, said that they will even consider borrowing to fund the provisions of the RPRH Law. “I think in the past about P2 billion has been allocated in the budget, but we probably need more,” Pernia said during the sidelines of a press conference on Demographic Dividend by the United Nations Population Fund.

“President Duterte himself is an advocate of family planning, I’m sure he will be willing to increase that budget to make sure access to family planning services will be available to all those who want the services,” he added. The proposed budget for the RPRH Law was P3.2 billion this year, but this was later reduced by P1 billion. Next page


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