MANILA, Philippines—Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday the Philippines should aspire to become a “drug-resistant” nation because being a “drug-free” country is almost impossible now given the severity of the drug menace. ADVERTISEMENT“We have to look at the possibility of being a drug-resistant country instead of (being) a drug-free. The Senate leader insisted that even if government succeeds in weeding out drug pushers in the country, they will only be replaced by new ones as long as there are “drug-dependent” Filipinos. 3, which proposes to create a Presidential Drug Enforcement Agency (PRDEA), will be an “upgrade” in the country’s fight against illegal drugs. /mufREAD: Sotto: Presidential drug agency creation an ‘upgrade’ in fight vs illegal drugsADVERTISEMENTREAD: PDEA, DDB oppose creation of Presidential Drug Enforcement AuthorityRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2019 03:11 UTC