NEW YORK TIMES: PHILIPPINES` EXTRAJUDICIAL VIOLENCE TRACES ROOTS TO AQUINO ADMIN

An article of New York Times confirmed that the roots of the problem in the Philippines that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte's facing right now can be traced to former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino.

According to Get Real Post, NYT writers also blames the former president for his failure to crack down the drug trade and his failure to fix the slow justice system in the Philippines.

Here's what New York Times had to say about the previous administration.

"But the true roots of the problem can be traced to the administration of Mr. Duterte’s predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. That is because, experts say, the true cause of this kind of extrajudicial violence is the public’s loss of confidence in state institutions and its turning instead to more immediate forms of punishment and control.

Mr. Aquino, elected in 2010 on promises to support the rule of law and human rights, failed to fix the Philippines’ corrupt and ineffective justice system. His administration also faced a series of security-related scandals, including a hostage crisis in Manila in 2010.

And, perhaps most critical, Mr. Aquino was perceived as lazy and soft, unwilling to take the necessary steps to solve the country’s problems.

Frustration with the government’s inability to provide basic security led to rising public demand for new leaders who would take more decisive action to provide security."