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(File photo) MANILA - UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque said the low crime index for nearly six years is a significant legacy of the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that incoming executive and legislative officials should continue. Roque, a former presidential spokesman and legislator, said the war on drugs campaign has helped neutralize more criminal activities in the past five years. He echoed the position of the Philippine National Police that the anti-drug war contributed highly to the 63 percent crime rate drop from 2016-2021 compared to figures from 2010 to 2015 under the previous administration. The Department of the Interior and Local Government recently announced that the country's crime incidence fell to 73 percent within five years of the Duterte presidency. "The government's anti-drug campaign has positively impacted the state of our public order and safety. It has created more peaceful communities," Roque said. "This is also wh