Former vice mayor Antonio Soriano in 2016. GSD File PHOTO BY NITZ ARANCON.
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By LITO RULONA
Correspondent .

Convenor of Citizens Watch for Good Governance lawyer Antonio Soriano is wary that President Rodrigo Duterte will declare a state of emergency in Luzon provinces to take control over everything uncontrollable issues including unabated illegal drugs and criminality.

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Soriano’s suspicion comes at the heels of the fact that Duterte has not gathered all chiefs of police in Manila despite the continued proliferation of illegal drugs and rise in criminality.

Ngano dili man niya mapatawag ang tanan nga chief of police sa tanang police station sa Metro Manila nga dili man gyud ma-solve ang criminalities including still uncontrolled distribution of illegal drugs,” he pointed out.

Soriano said the basic command of the President include the calling of those in-charge in every issues like illegal drugs, unabated criminal incidents, and corruption in the government services.

Duna ba’y iyang gipa-explain ngano nga kini uncontrolled man gihapon. Wala niya gihimo. How come? In the corruption issues, the President has recycled other government officials accused of graft and corruption. Iyang gipapahaw pero gibalik lang gihapon,” he pointed out.

He said he can direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file charges against those government officials involved in graft and corruption during their term of office.

Dako gyud nga problema is (the) crime situation. Lahi ra gyud nga deperinsiya tungod kay he keeps on issuing warnings to violators but he does nothing to pressure the responsible government agencies concerned,” he said.

He claimed that under Duterte’s administration, secretaries and other top government officials holding responsive offices are now seen “apologetic” because they felt that they can be kicked out from office anytime without due process.

Soriano said President Duterte even forgot to check the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion.

However, Soriano believes that Duterte still has a chance to check everything negative under his administration.

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