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Yet our level of personal development is not currently at a “Level 10”. Personal development can be summed up as the following:
Knowledge
Experience
Mindset
Beliefs
So when Rohn says, “Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development,” he means that if your knowledge, experience, mindset and beliefs are not also at a “Level 10”, you will never experience “Level 10” happiness in any significant area of your life.
Life will always be a struggle, because, as he states, our outer world will always be a reflection of our inner world. Your level of success or lack thereof will always parallel your level of personal development.
Personal development starts by taking 100 percent responsibility for everything in your life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce or lack thereof, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health, your income, your debts, your feelings, your thoughts and emotions.
■ That isn’t always easy. Why?
Because most of us have been conditioned to blame something outside of ourselves for the parts of our life that we don’t like or aren’t working. For instance do you blame any of the following people/situations for the setbacks in your life or for not having achieved everything you could’ve?
Parents
Boss
Friends
Media
Coworkers
Clients
Spouse
Children
Weather
Economy
Lack of Money
Lack of Education
The President
The list is endless.
“If you want your life to be different, you have to be willing to do something different first.” – Kevin Bracy
■ Are you willing?
If you are going to be successful in any area of your life, you first have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. I start with this as a groundwork because self-esteem is the single most significant key to your behavior. Motivational Speaker Zig Ziglar said, “It’s impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves.” You have to believe you can do it. You have to believe you have the knowledge, skills and abilities to create the results you desire. If you believe you are worthless, you will not be motivated to add value to yourself.
It all comes down to your attitude. Believing in yourself is an attitude. The great part about it is that you have a choice. When you were a kid, you couldn’t choose your parents or environment. But now that you are an adult, the choice of how you see and talk to yourself is yours. You must now choose to believe that anything you set your mind to, you can achieve. Ziglar also said, “It’s not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.” If you will just believe it is possible, then you will do what it takes to bring about your desired result, but if you think it is impossible, you will not do what is necessary, you will continue to get zero results. Because in life, you hit what you aim for, if you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. So now, I hope I have you convinced that you have to believe in order to achieve.
■ Step 1: Examine Your Self-Talk
“You are the most influential person you will talk to all day.” – Zig Ziglar
If I was to record how you talk to yourself all day, would I be pleased at how thoughtful and loving you are to yourself? Or would I hear you berate and tear yourself down all day?
Whether you know it or not, you have a running conversation with yourself all day, every day. Do you encourage or criticize yourself? Are you positive or negative with yourself? How you talk to yourself really does make a difference because if you want to change your life, you have to change not only the way you think about yourself, but more importantly, how you talk to yourself.
If you have someone in your life that constantly encourages you, that’s terrific. But even if you do or don’t, you need to become your own cheerleader. You need to become your own encourager. Stop and think, have you ever complimented someone? I’m guessing yes. Now, have you ever complimented yourself on how you look, feel, on a job well-done? Don’t just recognize other people, recognize you. Start speaking positively and consolingly to yourself. When you make a mistake, don’t berate yourself, just tell yourself you will do better next time and you are gaining valuable experience.
■ Step 2: Banish Your Limiting Beliefs
“When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.” – Charles Schwab
The greatest prison is the prison we create for ourselves. When we tell ourselves that we can’t do something or we are not good enough or worthy, this distances us from our true value and worth as a human being. You are worthy simply because you exist.
In the book, Success Principles, Jack Canfield outlines four steps to transforming your limiting beliefs into empowering ones.
- Identify a limiting belief
- Write down how the belief limits you
- Decide how you want to be, act, feel
- Create a turnabout statement that affirms or gives you permission to be, act or feel this way
■ Step 3: Develop A Positive Attitude
“Every man is where he is by the law of his being; the thoughts he has built into his character have brought him here.” –James Allen
According to Canadian psychologist Sydney Jourard, 85 percent of your success in work is determined by your attitude and personality. In his book, As A Man Thinketh, James Allen says we do not attract what we want, but rather we attract who we are, for we are the sum total of our thoughts.
A positive mental attitude affects your outlook on life which in turn affects your behavior. Our minds are extraordinarily powerful. Your thoughts control and determine almost everything that happens to you. Our thoughts can either make us happy or sad. That’s why developing a positive mental attitude is so important. Our thoughts trigger images, pictures and emotions that can either make us dwell on success and confidence or the exact opposite. For whatever we think and believe with conviction will become our reality.
It has been said that the world is a living expression of how you are using and have chosen to use your mind. So protect it at all costs. Never finish a negative sentence. Dwell only on good and good will follow.
■ Step 4: Add Value
One of the quickest ways to change your negativity into positivity is to add value or simply help someone else. Making a difference in the life of someone else invariably lifts your own self-esteem. It’s difficult to feel bad about yourself when you’re doing something nice for someone else. There is also a reciprocal effect.
When you add value to others, they value you more. So you get to have more love in your life. That’s the beauty in giving. When you give to others, you benefit. The famous scripture is true, “There is more happiness in giving.” I heard someone once say, “Whatever you want in life, give to others.” If you want more love in your life, then be more loving to others. If you want more support. Be more supportive to others. If you want more understanding, be more understandable with others. It’s really that simple.
■ Step 5: Always Do The Right Thing
Since your self-worth is based upon positive habits, actions and decisions, you most definitely want to stay away from the feeling of guilt. You can do this when you make a commitment to always do what’s right, even if it’s difficult. When you feel guilty about something, it harms your self-image and self-esteem.
Conversely, when you do the things that are right, you continue to build character, the same way you play Jenga. You are building blocks that constantly elevate your self-image. You become a stronger and more positive person.
■ Step 6: Take 100-percent Responsibility For Your Life
If you want to be successful, you will have to lose the “blame-game” mentality. You know what I mean, right? If your relationships aren’t going the way you want, you can’t blame the other person, you have to take full responsibility. If your health isn’t good, you can’t blame anyone, you’ve decided what to eat, so you must take full responsibility. If you are in debt, you can’t blame the economy, you have to take 100-percent responsibility for the financial state you’re in.
I know this isn’t easy, but it’s a must if you want to be successful. Oh, by the way, this also goes for complaining. No more of that either because when you complain, you are blaming other people. You are the common denominator in your life, so that means you are the cause of all your life experiences.
If you add 2 plus 2 and get 5, is it the fault of mathematics? No, it’s YOU. If you are not getting the results you want in life, it’s not because of something outside yourself, it’s YOU. You are the problem, but fortunately, you are the solution as well. So no more lame excuses, ok? If something doesn’t go as planned, ask, “How did I create or contribute to this? What can I learn from this? How can I avoid this outcome in the future? The truth is that, you either create or allow everything that happens to you. You create it by your actions. You allow it by your in actions, or in other words, your unwillingness to change. When you fully understand this, you will come from a place of power and make the changes that need to be made.
■ Step 7: Decide Exactly What You Want
“The world has a habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going”. – Napoleon Hill
In order to attain professional achievement, you must decide what you really want from your life and career. Take a minute to identify what you love doing. What is your passion? Look deep inside yourself to determine what you really enjoy.
It’s simple. All of us have a gift. Determine whatever it is you enjoy doing that takes the least amount of effort. Now write it down.
Think back over your past jobs. What have been your most satisfying experiences and your most enjoyable moments?
Your aim is to replicate those feelings as you either embark on a new career or entrepreneurial endeavor . But you must first accept the responsibility of deciding what you want and then dedicating yourself to becoming the person you need to be in order to get where you want to go.
One technique that many use with great success is visualization. Visualization is the act of seeing yourself where you want to be in ‘x’ number of years.
For instance, in three years, where do you want to be career wise? What is your ideal job, your ideal salary and your ideal working conditions? Imagine that every job in the world was open to you. What would you enjoy doing day after day? It has often been said that if you find a job that you love to do, you won’t really have to work a day in your life. Find your passion and this could be true for you too.
■ Step 8: Get Clear On Your Why
We often see celebrities that have reached the pinnacle of their industry receiving awards and accolades, but then we will see that same celebrity the next day sometimes getting arrested.
Why the discrepancy?
Their focus on succeeding in one area of life created a great imbalance with the other areas. You do not want to be like this. You want balance in every area of your life. Strive for congruency.
Becoming successful is great, but make sure you do not focus all your attention on this to the detriment of your health and relationships with others. Get clear on exactly why you want what you want. Jim Rohn said,” Beware of who you become in pursuit of what you want.” Without a purpose, you can easily become lost. Start by figuring out what your core values are.
All companies have clear, written values or mission statements that keep them on course. What is your personal mission statement? Just as companies thrive when they know where they are going, individuals do too. You can improve your personal and by extension your professional life by deciding what your core values are and not deviating from them.
When you are clear on your ‘why’, the ‘how’ becomes easier to see.
■ Step 9: Invite Pain Over For Dinner
“The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
Take out a piece a paper and pencil. Draw to dots, one on the far right and the other on the far left. Then draw a line to connect the two dots. The dot on the left represents where you are and the dot on the right represents where you want to be. That long line in the middle represents a gap.
How can you bridge this gap?
You can do so with new knowledge and updated skills. You will have to do something new and different to get to where you want to be. But it won’t be easy though because anything worthwhile never is.
Just look around you. Everything you see began as a thought in someone’s mind. The chair you’re sitting on. The book you’re reading. The car you drive. The clothes you’re wearing. Everything begins with a thought. Then that thought turned into action. Action is oftentimes accompanied with pain. Why? Because you have to do something different. You have to get out of your comfort zone. You have to have self-discipline.
Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps trained for years to get to the pinnacle of his sport. Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas did too. It wasn’t easy, but they were dedicated and stuck to a rigorous training schedule every day.
If you want similar results in your professional life, you have to be willing to put in the time. If you really want to be successful in life, you have to be willing to suffer a little pain in the process. But the great thing about pain is that it’s only temporary but the benefits can last a lifetime.
■ Step 10: Think Your Way To Success
“All that a man achieves or fails to achieve is the direct result of his thoughts.” – James Allen
In his book, Make Today Count, author John Maxwell list 11 ways of thinking, but the one I want to discuss with you is number seven on his list. It is reflective thinking. Reflective thinking is the ability to revisit the past in order to gain a true perspective and think with understanding. Why is this so important?
Because reflection can help you achieve better results. I love to write, so I have written down the obstacles I faced and correspondingly, the lessons I’ve learned from those challenges. It was only by reflecting, that I was able to grow as a person. I saw where I needed to improve my character and I made the needed changes. As a result, I was able to land my dream job for the federal government in 2009. Had I not reflected, I might still be in the same job today.
Reflection allows difficult experiences to be our teachers. If we reflect on the lessons learned you will not only live a better life, but you will be able to implement changes in your life to ensure you do not have to repeat that same experience again. And once you have learned the lesson, you are in a better position to be able to spare someone else those hard life lessons by mentoring others with the wisdom you’ve gained.
What truly caused me to reflect on my life and the many lessons I learned was the death of my mother. She was a gem of a person and I learned how to be a beautiful caring woman because of her. Since losing her I find myself reflecting on the many things she taught me.
I sit and think of the lessons I learned. I try to help others by dispensing some of her wisdom to them. This reflection has not only helped me personally, but professionally as well.
What will reflective thinking do for you? Try it and let me know your results.
When you commit to doing all these things daily, you are becoming a more attractive person.
Yes, it is within your reach. Let me know in the comments which one you will work on first.
article source : http://www.lifehack.org/428267/in-order-to-achieve-lasting-success-10-tips-to-become-an-attractive-person
<Questions>
Q1. What is your personal mission statement?
Q2. In order to reach your final mission what is required skills? Do you prepare your skills to make changes?
Q3. Reflective thinking is the ability to revisit the past in order to gain a true perspective and think with understanding. Do you have time for reflection each day?
Q4. What is your final goal in your life? Are you heading to your final goal? How about your current job? Is that in line with your life goal?
Q5. What is your this year's resolution? How much percentage did you achieve?
Q6. What have been your most satisfying experiences and your most enjoyable moments?
Q7. Do you have interest in personal development? What is your main interested area?
Q8. Do you have your goals this year? How about in 5 years, in 10 years and in your life?
Q9. Do you agree with this sentence which is 'It’s not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude'?
Q10. Are you positive or negative toward yourself? Do you have any comment to yourself when you want to cheer you up?
Q11. What is the definition of attractiveness? or an attractive person to you?
Q12. Are you an attractive person? What is your attractive traits?
Q13. Do you have any unique traits compare to others?
Q14. Can you tell us attractiveness of your table members?
Q15. How to improve your attractiveness? This article suggest 10 steps to be attractive as follows. Which one is the most impressive one?
Step 1: Examine Your Self-Talk
Step 2: Banish Your Limiting Beliefs
Step 3: Develop A Positive Attitude
Step 4: Add Value
Step 5: Always Do The Right Thing
Step 6: Take 100-percent Responsibility For Your Life
Step 7: Decide Exactly What You Want
Step 8: Get Clear On Your Why
Step 9: Invite Pain Over For Dinner
Step 10: Think Your Way To Success
8 Life-Changing Skills You Can Learn in Less Than 6 Months
BY SEAN KIM
Everyone has the ability to learn a life-changing skill not just this year, but in the next 6 months.
By life-changing, I mean something that can have a positive impact in your life moving forward, even if it’s something you can’t envision today. Certain skills we can immediately reap the benefits of, while others will be life-changing when we least expect it.
In this article, we’ll share 8 life-changing skills you can learn in 6 months, where you can learn them, and how you can get started today.
1. Speed reading
Bill Gates has been known to state that if he had one superpower, it would be the ability to read faster. What Bill and the rest of the mega-successful understand is that knowledge is power. The ability to process information faster from books, articles, and reports is what will help us learn faster, and therefore improve each aspect of our life faster as well.
Where you can start learning: Speed reading courses are becoming more popular, as more people realize how important it is with the limited time we have. You can check out free courses like Read Speeder or you can start learning how to use Spritzlet, which allows you to speed read articles online with a browser extension.
2. Public speaking
Research shows that people fear public speaking more than death itself. There’s something terrifying about being in front of dozens or hundreds of people, and exposing yourself completely. It’s when you’re most vulnerable, but learning how to public speak is a life-changer.
Warren Buffett has given advice to recent graduates that the number one skill you can have to succeed is public speaking skills. Everything from communication, confidence, and sales is developed when you develop your public speaking skills.
Where you can start learning: Luckily, there are great communities out there like Toastmasters that organize local meetups all around the world. You’ll find amazing public speakers that are looking to get to the next level to beginners that are just getting started. Check out Toastmasters’ website here.
3. Spanish
As the third most spoken language in the world, the ability to speak Spanish will allow you to reach over 500M people around the world. No matter where you live, knowing how to speak Spanish is becoming increasingly more important, with the Hispanic population and economy spreading quickly worldwide. If you’re living in the US, this is even more important, with over 30% of the population being Hispanic.
Spanish is also on this list, because it’s one of the easiest languages to learn. Sure, Mandarin is an important language to learn, but it’s an incredibly difficult one to learn. If we were to measure the level of importance and the time to learn for all the languages available, Spanish would make it to the top of the list.
One of the biggest reasons why people never reach fluency in any foreign language is: using the wrong method, and lack of time. In this free course on how to learn a new language in 90 days, there’s proven research which points out how humans best learn.
It turns out that humans retain only 5% of what we learn from lectures, 20% of what we learn from apps (visual cues), and 90% of what we learn from immediate immersion. Yet, how do 90% of learn a new foreign language? Language schools (lectures), books, Duolingo (apps), etc that don’t provide the real-life immersion required for our brains to learn faster.
Where to get started: If you want the most effective way to learn a language, learning from real-life interactions is the best way to do it. There are great websites like Rype, which offers Spanish coaching for busy people, solving the issue of lack of time and bringing real-life immersion to your screen. With Rype, you can book as many lessons as you want, at any time of the day, any day of the week, allowing you to fit it into your schedule, no matter how busy you are.
4. Accounting
If you’re looking to get into business, accounting is one of the core fundamentals you’ll need to succeed. While you don’t need to be an expert, you definitely should understand the basics.
This skill can also be used to manage your personal finances, to meet your financial goals, and having more control over your life.
Where to get started learning: If you didn’t learn accounting in school, no worries. You can either teach yourself using books, or check out free accounting courses online.
5. Microsoft Excel
Most people reading this probably have a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. While this is a good start, there are so many powerful functionalities that are hidden, which could make your life a lot easier.
Excel is also a great asset to have whenever you’re looking for a job, as many corporations rely on Excel to organize and manage multiple parts of the business.
Where to get started learning: With the popularity of Excel, you can find tons of free resources and videos online to learn. Check out Excel Exposure, Lynda, and Excel with Business.
6. Blogging/Vlogging
Blogging is a powerful tool if you want to spread your ideas, build your brand, or grow your business. Since it was introduced, blogging has taken on a life of its own, and today there are ~2M blog posts being written on a daily basis.
Where to get started learning: Anyone can start blogging today. All you need is a content-management system like WordPress, which is completely free. Personally, I think the best way to start learning how to blog is to just start writing. There are techniques you can learn on how to promote your blog, but the best way to grow your blog is to write great content.
7. Weight training
Yes, weight training is a skill. It’s not as advanced as learning how to code, nor will it take as long as learning a new language, if you just want to learn the basics.
We’re not promising that you’ll get a body like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but you will see much faster results for whatever goal you have, just by understanding how to workout properly. And of course, when you’re dealing with an activity that involves physical strain, you’ll always want to caution yourself.
Where to get started learning: There are amazing body builders that are sharing all of their secrets for free on Youtube. You can check out Bodybuilding.com’s Youtube channel to get started.
8. Photo and video editing
In the digital world that we live in, from Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook, there is no avoiding photos and videos. In fact, social media has increasingly gone away from text sharing and almost everything to photo and video editing.
Where to get started learning: For photo editing, you can use Photoshop. For video editing, you can use iMovie or Final Cut Pro. Keep in mind, there are dozens of editing software tools for video and photo editing, but what’s more important are your editing skills, not the tool itself.
Check out education websites like CreativeLIVE or Skillshare, where you can learn from experts themselves on how to best use design and software tools.
Article source : http://www.lifehack.org/384473/10-life-changing-skills-you-can-learn-less-than-6-months
<Questions>
Q1. Do you think what is life changing skills? Do you know any?
Q2. Do you know any useful skills to work more efficiently?
Q3. Which skills do you want to learn among below items?
1. Speed reading 2. Public speaking 3. Spanish 4. Accounting | 5. Microsoft Excel 6. Blogging/Vlogging 7. Weight training 8. Photo and video editing |
Q4. Have you ever thought about learning speed reading?
Q5. Do you have any language you want to learn? Why do you choose that language?
Q6. Do you have any secret to improve your reading or summarizing skills?
Q7. Are you running a blog? What is your purpose to run a blog?
The 5 hottest emerging technologies in 2016
Written by Henry Taylor/ Social Media Producer, World Economic Forum
Oliver Cann Director, Media Relations, World Economic Forum/ Published Tuesday 16 August 2016
The Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2016 list, compiled by the Forum and published in collaboration with Scientific American, highlights technological advances that have the power to improve lives, transform industries and safeguard the planet.
It also provides an opportunity to debate any human, societal, economic or environmental risks and concerns that the technologies may pose prior to widespread adoption.
The year 2016 represents a tipping point in the deployment of each technology. Therefore the list includes some technologies that have been around for a number of years, but are only now reaching a level of maturity where their impact can be meaningfully felt.
Next-generation batteries
One of the greatest obstacles holding renewable energy back is matching supply with demand, but recent advances in energy storage using sodium, aluminium and zinc-based batteries make it feasible to have mini-grids that can provide clean, reliable, round-the-clock energy sources to entire villages.
Read more: These next-generation batteries could end energy poverty
Open AI ecosystem
Shared advances in natural language processing and social awareness algorithms, coupled with an unprecedented availability of data, will mean that smart digital assistants will soon be there to help with a vast range of tasks, from keeping track of one’s finances and health to advising on wardrobe choice.
Read more: Your robot personal assistant will know when you’re stressed, tired or hungry
2D materials
Graphene may be the best-known single-atom layer material, but it is by no means the only one. Plummeting production costs mean that such 2D materials are emerging in a wide range of applications, from air and water filters to new generations of wearables and batteries.
Read more: You might not have heard of them, but these new materials will change the world
The blockchain
Much has already been made of the distributed electronic ledger behind the online currency bitcoin. With related venture investment exceeding $1 billion in 2015 alone, blockchain’s potential economic and social impact is only now becoming clear. It could very soon fundamentally change the way markets and governments work.
Read more: Blockchain: what it is, how it really can change the world
Autonomous vehicles
Self-driving cars may not yet be fully legal in most places, but their potential for saving lives, cutting pollution, boosting economies, and improving quality of life for the elderly and others has led to rapid deployment of key technological forerunners along the way to full autonomy.
Read more: Face it: you're a worse driver than an autonomous car
To compile this list, the World Economic Forum’s Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies, a panel of global experts, drew on the collective expertise of the Forum’s communities to identify the most important recent technological trends. By doing so, the meta-council aims to raise awareness of their potential, as well as help close gaps in investment, regulation and public understanding that so often thwart progress.
Article source : https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/08/5-hottest-emerging-technologies-in-2016?utm_content=bufferd5653&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
<Questions>
Q1. Plz pick 3 most impressive technologies in 2016. Why did you choose them?
Q2. How do you think about nanosensors and internet of nanothings? What would be the strengths and weakness of these technologies?
Q3. How do you think about an auto-driving car? What would you do while you are in an autonomous vehicle?
Q4. Technological development bring us more free time compare to the past. What would you do when you have more free time?
Filipino President Duterte's war on drugs under senate spotlight
By Kathy Quiano and Euan McKirdy, CNN
Updated 0712 GMT (1512 HKT) August 22, 2016
Metro Manila, Philippines (CNN)Witnesses, shrouded to protect their identity from the police who they say were responsible for the extrajudicial killing of their husbands and sons, took the stand in the Philippines senate today to testify about the bloody legacy of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
The senate joint inquiry, brought by the the committee on Justice and Human Rights and the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, will examine testimony from both the families of those killed -- many by police -- and also from ranking officials.
Duterte has repeatedly said that the killings of drug suspects are lawful if police are acting in self defense.
■ Harrowing testimony
One relative, the pregnant live-in partner of a victim of the war on drugs, JP Bertes, testified before the hearing. Both Bertes and his father-in-law were allegedly killed by police in Pasay City, Metro Manila, on July 6.
She admits her husband sold drugs. He had been arrested in 2015 but, she says, was released after paying crooked cops a bribe. Last month, however, she said policemen picked up the two men before killing them.
The woman told the joint inquiry a total of nine policemen arrested her partner and his father, Renato, at the family home, despite the lack of an arrest warrant.
One policeman even took off the underwear of her two-year-old daughter and did an anal search, which traumatized her child, she testified. She later filed a complaint with the Department of Social Welfare over the alleged molestation.
She said the two men were beaten up and brought to the local police station, and later shot and killed at another police anti-drugs facility.
Pasay City chief Police investigator Nolasco Bathan told the inquiry two of the policemen have been charged with murder, only this morning, before the hearing.
A local commission on human rights investigation said they found evidence of torture and "arbitrary deprivation of life."
The witness said that her common-law husband and father-in-law were not bad people and did not deserve their fate.
"Drug addicts are not bad people, they can still change," she said.
Life inside the Philippines' most overcrowded jail
■ War of drugs out of control?
The war on drugs has widespread support in the country, with Duterte enjoying a 91% approval rating at the end of July, largely on the back of his hard line on drug crime.
However, the policies are not without their critics and this weeks hearings were convened by Senator Leila De Lima, one of the president's most outspoken critics.
De Lima said she would put aside her war of words with Duterte to ensure the probe into the extrajudicial killings unleashed by the campaign on drugs will be conducted "in the most professional manner."
She claims the war, which has seen hundreds of deaths at police hands, is a "very important issue of public interest." saying that even the international community has taken notice of "this phenomenon of summary executions."
The country's top police officer, Philippines National Police (PNP) chief Ronald Dela Rosa reported in testimony that 712 suspects have been killed in police operations since the war on drugs began, and that internal police investigations in these cases are ongoing.
■ Hundreds of deaths
Dela Rosa was also grilled by Senator Antonio Trillanes about the police department's response to the 1,067 drug-related killings, many of which have been attributed to vigilantes, which have occurred since the beginning of July.
Dela Rosa said that the "cases are under investigation" and that he is encouraging officers to fast-track them. He insisted that the police were not involved in the deaths.
"We have nothing to do with the vigilante killings"
The nation's top officer, who was elevated to the role when his longtime friend, confidante and colleague Duterte was elected, testified that his officers had arrested 10,153 drug pushers and users since the war on drugs began at the beginning of June.
He added that more than 600,000 involved in illegal drugs had surrendered voluntarily, many as a result of "knock and plead" operations in local neighborhoods, where police invite suspected users to submit themselves to local authorities for registration.
In 6,000 police operations, 718 people have so far been killed, he said, and as a result of the raids drugs worth $51 million (2.38 billion pesos) have been seized. CNN could not independently verify the figures provided by the government.
The police does not and will not condone vigilante killings, he said asserting that these have been perpetrated by crime syndicates. "The police will ensure enforce the full force of the law against them," he told the hearing. "I hope this hearing will help bring a resolution to the drug problem."
"The PNP remains loyal to our mandate."
The hearings continue Tuesday.
Article source : http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/22/asia/philippines-senate-hearing-war-on-drugs/
<Questions>
Q1. How do you think about Filipino President Duterte?
Q2. What do you think of President Duterte's war on drugs in Philippine?
Q3. Do you agree with dictatorship? What are the merits and demerits of it?
Q4. What is more important between public safety and humanitarian issue?
Q5. If you are in Filipino President Duterte's shoes, how would you deal with this situation?
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