Nearly half of the Filipinos surveyed by the Social Weather Station (SWS) believe that not all of the people summoned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the implementation of Oplan Tokhang were illegal drug users and peddlers. ADVERTISEMENTThe respondents’ criteria in this survey include that they should have personal knowledge of someone who had been summoned by the police in relation to the PNP’s implementation of Oplan Tokhang. Personal knowledge of anyone summoned for Oplan Tokhang was highest in Metro Manila at 31 percent, followed by Balance Luzon and Mindanao at 25 percent, and Visayas at 22 percent. The proportion of those who believe that not all of the persons summoned for “Oplan Tokhang” are drug addicts and pushers was highest in Metro Manila at 50 percent and lowest in Mindanao at 41 percent. “Net satisfaction with the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte, and the overall national administration tend to be lower among those who say not all of the persons summoned in ‘Oplan Tokhang’ are drug addicts and pushers,” the SWS noted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 28, 2017 03:00 UTC