'This is what we are hoping for.'
House quad-committee overall chairman Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says the proposed amendments to the 22-year-old illegal drugs law ought to be considered a priority measure under the Marcos administration.Barbers had this to say as quad-comm prepared to have its partial committee report or progress report approved in plenary before the Christmas recess on Dec. 18.
9165 is just one of many measures to be pitched by House members as a result of the quad-comm hearings. This proves that the marathon hearings are indeed a venue for the solons to review existing laws for the purpose of improving them, thus the tag"in aid of legislation".Launched in August 2024, the mega-panel's hearings have significantly examined details of previous Duterte administration's bloody war on drugs.
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