(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa revealed his uncertainty on Thursday about meeting their target of making the 1.8 million drug users and pushers surrender within the first six months of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.
“Sabi nga ni Presidente (Rodrigo Duterte) zero tolerance tayo sa drugs. Kung zero tolerance malaki pa bubunuin natin and I’m worried. We are running out of time,” Dela Rosa said.
“Kaya worried ako baka hindi mameet yung 1.8 million na mag-surrender, that’s according to the estimate of the Dangerous Drugs Board. Ganun kataas yung aming hinihingi 1.8 million pero ngayon nasa 600,000. Medyo nag plateu,” he added.
Dela Rosa believed the number will increase since there were 10,000 drug suspects who surrendered to him in General Santos.
The PNP chief expressed his directives to the police to triple its efforts in implementing Oplan Tokhang.
“Triple time yung effort namin. Nagwo-worry nga kami dahil after we reached 600,000 plus nag-plateu na kami. Hindi na umaakyat yung number of nagsurrender.”
