Malacañang on Saturday said the government was “on the right track in fighting criminality” after the Duterte administration scored high in suppressing crime in the recent Pulse Asia survey. “The survey result shows once and for all that we are on the right track in fighting criminality,” Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENTIn the Pulse Asia survey released on Friday, 84 percent or eight out of 10 Filipinos approved the government’s fight against criminality. Andanar `assured the public the government would continue to work to achieve peace and order in the country. The President, however, later asked for a six-month extension on his self-imposed deadline of three to six months to solve the country’s crime problem.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 14, 2017 04:41 UTC