The Current Scenario
The daily news reports bear the
voluntary submission of drug-related offenders be it in the Metro Manila or in
the farthest Barangay in the provinces. Recent Killings involving Drug Trafficking has alarmed human
rights advocates. There are those who are
entrapped BUT has exchanged bullets with the police operatives and still others
are gunned-down by vigilantes riding in-tandem (who are believed to be
liquidated by their syndicate association). I am one of the self-confessed
followers of the President and his ‘Change is Coming’ crusade – that
includes fighting corruption, criminality as well as on illegal-drugs.
We need each
other’s help to accommodate the thousands of surrendering drug personalities
around the country. It is not imaginable
that the ‘drug menace’ is this WORST already – almost a hundred thirty
thousand individuals has surrendered No wonder why heinous crime perpetrators
had become the usual cover of daily newspapers. Together we can help make this
CHANGE come true. It would not be that
easy especially considering the means these former pushers find a way of living
after drugs. But I believe in lessening criminality, more investors will come
(plus the traffic solution may have a riffling effect too) to us.
The Duterte Administration’s Conviction
The President has warned the
public of his intensive and massive campaign on the use and trafficking of
illegal drugs. He has admonished
everyone to surrender themselves to the authorities before getting killed (in
case they resist and fight) on a buy-bust operation etc.
President Duterte likewise warned
the law enforcers should observe legalities and the existing Laws on dealing with the apprehension
of the offenders. However, crooked policemen might take advantage
of the self-defense alibi, IF ever they wanted to silence an accomplice or even cohorts for the drug-recycling trade PNP
Chief Ronaldo dela Rosa has mentioned on his assumption speech. He revealed the style of the unscrupulous
policemen re-selling drugs confiscated from raids done by their department
which he tagged as ninja cops. This DOES NOT NECESSARILY generalize all
policemen BUT few exist in reality.
