Published February 27, 2021, 8:01 PM
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous is suspending its scheduled inquiry on the deadly “misencounter” between members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City last Wednesday.
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, the committee’s head, on Saturday sent out a notice to his colleagues about the postponement of their inquiry on the February 24 shootout between the PDEA and the PNP and the implementation of the country’s anti-drug laws.
“Postponed indefinitely ang sa amin (Our hearing will be postponed indefinitely),” he said in a text message sent to reporters Saturday night.
Published February 26, 2021, 1:45 PM
Senate President Vicente Sotto III underscored the need for a single agency to tackle and enforce all programs against illegal drugs following the fatal shootout between members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Quezon City.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Alex Nueva España / Senate PRIB / FILE PHOTO)
“The misencounter between PDEA and PNP shows the wisdom and ripeness of my bill creating a united Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority,” Sotto told reporters in a message on Thursday, February 25.
Sotto referred to his Senate Bill No. 3, which seeks to establish a “Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority” to serve as the “supervising agency for the proper, more effective and efficient implementation” of the Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published February 25, 2021 11:58am Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday renewed his call for the passage of the measure creating the Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority following Wednesday s shootout between police personnel and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in Quezon City. The misencounter between PDEA and PNP shows the wisdom and ripeness of my bill creating a united Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority, Sotto told reporters in a message. Under Sotto s measure, the proposed Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority will ensure the proper implementation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and absorb the policymaking and strategy-formulating functions of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
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DELA ROSA BACKS MOVE TO DEVELOP FIRECRACKERS INDUSTRY
Senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa supports the crafting of a Firecrackers and Pyrotechnic Industry Roadmap to develop the firecrackers industry and ensure safe and export-quality local-made firecrackers.
Dela Rosa, chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, led a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss the bills seeking to amend Republic Act 1783 or an Act Regulating the Sale, Manufacture, Distribution and Use of Firecrackers and Other Pyrotechnic Devices. We will take these bills up properly na wala tayong masasagasaan.na pamumuhay at ma-attain natin yung mga objective ng bills na ito. First and foremost is safety, that is why we are conducting this hearing, Dela Rosa said.
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