Amid various issues facing the nation, President Duterte appealed for peace and unity this yuletide season.
This, as he also called on Filipinos to support the government’s fight against illegal drugs and corruption.
The Chief Executive issued his call as he led the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Malacañang Palace grounds on Monday. In his speech, Duterte said the government would work hard to fulfill his campaign promise of bringing lasting peace in the country, stamping out corruption and ending the illicit drugs trade.
“I plead for the unity of the country, that we shall be freed of the communal wars. I plead for the next generation that there will be Filipinos able, competent, healthy, and good,” said the president.
“I plead for peace so that our citizens can move around anytime of the day or night. And I ask everybody in government that together we will stop corruption,” he added. He stressed that law-abiding citizens in the country will be protected and he will not stop until he puts an end to the problem of illegal drugs.
“I will end up the drugs. My orders are destroy the apparatus that has really damaged the Republic of the Philippines,” he further said, noting that the drug menace has produced four million Filipino addicts.
On the decades-old communist insurgency in the country, the president expressed optimism about the peace process with the left saying that the government negotiating team “will not really abandon the things that we all crave for our country.” (Elena Aben)
kailangan naman talga na magkaisa dahil maraming gusto sirain ang pinas laong lalo na ang admin natin
tama naman na dapat maging mapayapa tayoat nag kakaisa sa mga adhikain ng pangulo
yan ang dapat
Peace Love&Unite! ayus yan.
mas ok na yan para walang gulo
yan ang tunay na leader marunong mag malasakit
wala namang kwenta yang si duterte,
manhimik ka non-sense ka naman masyado!
unti unti naring nawawala ang mga drug user at pusher sa bansa natin dahil sa administrasyong duterte
kailangan natin magkaisa dapt mawala na ang droga sa bansa natin!
tama alisin na dapt ang droga talamk na ang npapahamak dahil sa droga!
hindi naman maaasahn si DUTITI sa madaling salita wala namn na kwenta ang Dutae na yaN!
manhimik ka nga ang kaapaal mo naman masyado!
dapt naman tlaga mawala na ang droga pati ang krimen para naman makamit na tlaga natin ang tunay na kathimikan!
peace and unity mas maganda yan dito saating bansa
tma para nman mas maganda ang tahimik na bansa
tahimik na bansa mas mapapa dali ang pag gawa ng mga mgagandang adhikain sa bansa
kaya nga dpat magka sundo sundo na tayo,at tuluyan ng mawala ang droga dito saating bansa
paano magka sundo yan ikaw ang nag uumpisa ng gulo
paano mo masabi yan sya nga ang gumagawa ng paraan mawla ang kaguluhan dito saatin
kayo ang nag sisimula ng gulo,mga salot sa lipunan.
kapakanan parin natin ang iniisip ni digong,suportahan na lang natin sya sa nais nyang mangyari.
sarili lang naman nya ang iniisip nya.
kaya naman pala marami na syang nagawa para sa ating bansa kaya manahimik kna lang dyan.
ginagawa ni Pdu30 ang kanyang makakaya para matagumpayan ng ating bansa ang pag unlad,suporta lang naman natin ang maitutulong natin skanya.
yan ang dapat na leader.