Ikinalungkot ni House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chair at Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers ang pagkakasangkot ng 37 tauhan ng Davao City Public Safety and Security Office sa iligal na droga.
Ayon sa mambabatas, kahit mismong ang Davao City kung saan naninirahan ang pinakamahigpit na kalaban ng iligal na droga ay napasok.
“Even Davao City where the number one enemy of illegal drugs resides, was not spared. This shows us that the problem is indeed serious and the solution is not a walk in the park. We have to take a whole of the nation approach and everyone’s help is encouraged,” saad ng mambabatas.
Kaya naman panawagan ni Barbers sa PNP at PDEA, tukuyin at sugpuin ang source o pinagmumulan ng droga sa Davao City.
“As Chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, I call on the PNP and PDEA to deeply get involved and eradicate the source of the illegal drugs in Davao City. Spare no one and leave no stone unturned in getting to the bottom of this mess,” pagbibigay diin ni Barbers.
Suportado rin ng kongresista si Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte sa kaniyang paglaban sa naturang problema.
Bilang dating local chief na nagsilbing gobernador ng Surigao ay handa siyang magbigay ng tulong at impormasyon para mapuksa ang iligal na droga.
“I understand this problem very well. I was once governor of my province. I know where the local authorities are standing right now and the pressure they are in. I will gladly share to them any information that may come my way as chairman of the Committee on Dangerous Drugs. Fighting this together in a united front is the only way to succeed,” ani Barbers.
Sabi pa ng mambabatas na kailangan ng whole of nation approach para mapuksa ang droga kasabay ng muling panawagan para sa pagpapanumbalik ng parusang bitay.
“If these syndicates think that they can bribe all of us, they are terribly mistaken. What you have shown so far in using drug money to buy our lands, our officials, our electoral system and our people only challenges us more to fight back and give you what you deserve, the only language you understand, death, as I call on the government to immediately revive the death penalty and send these syndicates to the gallows,” panawagan ng mambabatas. | ulat ni Kathleen Jean Forbes
