DTI: Bulacan traders unaffected by bloodiest killing field tag

MALOLOS, Philippines — A report by Amnesty International declaring that the government’s war on drugs is a “large-scale murdering enterprise” focused in Bulacan has not affected businesses in the province, according to an official of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Zorina Aldana, DTI-Bulacan director, cited a survey among local businessmen which showed that most of them have “no problem” with the government’s war on illegal drugs as long as no human rights abuses are committed.

Aldana said the survey showed the positive response of local traders, who noted that anti-drug operations helped reduce crime.

She also cited the establishment of more business centers in the province.

Aldana said an average of 10,000 applications for business name registration were received in Bulacan in the past three years. She said more than 6,000 others filed their applications in recent months.

The DTI official said more business establishments are expected to rise in Bulacan with the construction of the Malolos-Clark railway system and an international airport in Bulakan town.

She said the two major infrastructure projects are expected to become economic magnets for business locators and push the economy not only in Bulacan but also in nearby areas.

A DTI insider had earlier expressed concern that the bloodiest killing field tag could affect the economy in the province.