Davao City Mayor Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte announces the need to declare a 'war on drugs' in response to the widespread drug use within the communities. He emphasizes that this is not a publicity stunt for the upcoming elections but a genuine concern.
DAVAO City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte said there was a need to declare ' war on drugs ' in the city due to the rampant drug use within the communities.Duterte said during the 'Banateros' show aired on SMNI on April 6, 2024, that he is not showing off or doing this as a publicity stunt for the upcoming elections..'Hindi naman ako sira-ulo na magde-declare, pasikat lang, di yan. May problema talaga ,' he said.
Not more than 24 hours after the mayor’s pronouncement, the Top 1 city-level drug user was killed in a drug buy-bust operation after he allegedly resisted arrest by the Drug Enforcement Team of Buhangin Police Station in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Davao Region .The Commission on Human Rights is alarmed by Duterte’s “war against drugs.'Duterte reiterated his previous statement that he never ordered the police to kill anyone who is involved in illegal drugs.
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