Kampanya vs. Iligal na droga, may pagbabago ayon kay Pres. PBBM ;
Kampanya vs. Iligal na droga, may pagbabago ayon kay Pres. PBBM ;
Pangulo, hindi pabor sa paggamit ng dahas sa problema sa illegal drugs
Pangulo, hindi pabor sa paggamit ng dahas sa problema sa illegal drugs
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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's discussion with the government campaign against illegal drugs is one of their goals.
00:11 The President said that there is an important change for this to avoid violence.
00:17 Kenneth Paciente returned to the center of the news.
00:23 During President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s visit to Berlin, Germany, he emphasized in his one-on-one meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz the possible change in the government,
00:34 particularly when it comes to the campaign against illegal drugs in the Philippines.
00:39 According to the President, he told the Chancellor that he is not in favor of using violence in this regard.
00:46 I also went further and said we have actually completely changed the concept of the anti-drug campaign, which is something that I've said before, even before the election.
01:03 In addition to the executive branch, he needs to understand the problem so that a deeper solution can be formed.
01:10 In my view, enforcement can only take you so far, and we have taken it as far as we can, and maybe in the opinion of some, we've taken it beyond.
01:23 So we need to look at prevention and rehabilitation, which is, I think, a different approach.
01:31 So we have a much different approach, and he listened to my explanation, and I think he is satisfied with that.
01:42 In front of him, the President also acknowledged that one of the problems facing the administration is the spread of illegal drugs.
01:49 But the President insisted that the operation of illegal drugs in the country should be reduced.
01:54 The President and his administration agreed to the reform that will improve and clean up the police's presence in illegal activities.
02:04 He said that the beatings against these people have already started, and some of them were convicted and imprisoned.
02:10 The President also asked the State of Investigation on the Drug War of the Duterte Administration.
02:15 The President asked why he did not agree to the International Criminal Court's decision on this matter.
02:22 I explained to him our concerns over jurisdiction that we have explained many times over,
02:30 our concerns with the jurisdiction of the ICC in the Philippines, and why we are not recognizing that jurisdiction and the reason behind that.
02:45 So I think he just wanted to be informed.
02:48 But I went further beyond just explaining the position of the Philippines vis-a-vis the ICC.
02:56 The President has repeatedly said that the ICC has no jurisdiction in the Philippines,
03:00 and that foreigners should not be allowed to enter the country and what should be investigated.
03:06 In 2019, President Duterte suspended the Philippines' presence in the ICC.
03:12 Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.