The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said it welcomes President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that he may soon bring back the police force to the anti-narcotics campaign.
"It has been the desire of PDEA that PNP will return in the fight against illegal drugs," PDEA said in a statement.
"PDEA has repeatedly admitted that it is undermanned, under budget and under-equipped, hence, the need for other law enforcement agencies particularly the PNP,"
Duterte last month tasked the 2,000-strong PDEA to take the lead in crushing illegal drugs just as the roughly 175,000-strong PNP faced allegations of abuse while executing Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign.
But barely a month since PDEA assumed the lead role in the anti-narcotics campaign, the President on Wednesday announced that
he would bring the police back to the frontlines of the drug war to prevent the illegal drug trade from thriving anew.
he would bring the police back to the frontlines of the drug war to prevent the illegal drug trade from thriving anew.
"But as of now, just to parry, nilagay ko sa PDEA. But whether I like it or not, I have to return that power to the police because, surely, it will increase the activity of the shabu,” Duterte said.
The campaign against illegal drugs has been one of the core programs of the Duterte administration.
The bloody campaign which has been heavily criticized locally and internationally has many times been defended by the government.
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Bagong Pilipinas – 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Araw-araw na impormasyon – 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
News Center – 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Araw-araw na impormasyon – 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
News Center – 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
PTV News – 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
PTV NEWS Head Lines – 9:15 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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