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cause of poverty is corruption in the government. Clearly then, E.O. No. 70 can be more effective, if concomitantly the Duterte administration will put more political will and teeth in its anti-corruption campaign. Unfortunately, this is not happening and therefore will adversely affect the efficacy of E.O. No. 70 that needs badly more resources to succeed. The link between corruption in the government, widespread poverty especially in our countryside and insurgency in the country becomes obvious.