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    (Letter to the Undersecretary)

    Republic of the Philippines


    Poblacion, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental

    April 15, 2020

    The Honorable Salvador S. Lopez


    Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
    Republic of the Philippines
    Manila

    Sir:

    In the last elections, you won overwhelmingly over your rivals. We saw it as a
    repudiation of past administrations whose efforts to improve the living conditions of our
    people, despite advances in economic growth and progress, have barely benefited the
    poorest of the poor. Your popular mandate seems to be indicative of a people who have
    become weary and wary of empty promises by politicians. For the poor especially,
    whose lives are mired in dire poverty, unemployment and hopelessness, you, Mr.
    President, represent their last bastion of hope, and your rise to the Presidency a golden
    opportunity.

    More importantly, you have waged a war on illegal drugs, a menace that has resulted in
    ruined lives, wrecked homes and destroyed dreams. We assure you, Mr. President, that
    we are in full support of your desire to eradicate this drug problem. With you we dream
    of a drug-free Philippines where our young are able to freely fulfill their dreams, and
    every one – especially the poor – is able to express themselves without fear and find
    their rightful place in society. Like you we want those unscrupulous persons and groups
    that make possible the entry, production and distribution of these illegal substances, to
    be found, arrested and brought to justice.

    Recent events, however, make us suspect that this golden opportunity may be slowly
    slipping away. It seems to us too much focus is put on the eradication of the drug
    problem, and the solution lies merely in the killing of drug suspects, who already
    number close to 5000 to date. Most of all, it saddens us to see that the majority of the
    victims of this war against drugs are the very same poor whose lives you promised to
    protect and alleviate from the shackles of abject poverty.

    Respectfully yours,

    ELVIS P. TAJARAN

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