United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) vice presidential bet Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan on Wednesday called for sobriety amid calls to fight crime with violence, saying that the only way to put an end to criminality would be to solve its root cause—poverty.

“Ubusin man natin ang lahat ng pinaghihinalaan ng krimen, hindi pa rin ito ang tunay na solusyon sa problema. Dahil ang tunay na problema ay kahirapan. Kaya para masugpo natin ang krimen, sugpuin muna natin ang kahirapan [Wiping out all suspected criminals is not the real solution to the problem. The real problem is poverty. So for us to be able to combat crime, let us first combat poverty],” the former military man said in an advertisement.

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