Last of two parts

As discussed in Part 1 on Tuesday, the tripling of crime under President Benigno Aquino 3rd — from 324,083 incidents in 2010 to more than a million a year since 2013 — happened after he abetted jueteng and smuggling by holding back proven nemeses of these illegal activities. That funneled massive funds to lawless groups and their cohorts in government, and allowed drugs and guns to enter the country unchecked.

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