Marcos: 'bloodless' war on drugs beginning to see some success
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday underscored that his administration has been addressing the drug problem in a "peaceful manner," saying that its good results are becoming evident.
Marcos said the 'new concept' of solving drugs is working, noting that 'we are beginning to see the good effects of the new policy.'
'We must continue the war against drugs but… we do it in a peaceful way,' Marcos said after his inspection of recovered illegal drugs at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency headquarters.
'It has been described as a bloodless war on drugs and that is what we are aiming for. Nonetheless, despite the fact that we do not kill people that are just suspected of having anything to do with drugs, imbes na ganon ang ginagawa natin, we are handling the drug problem in a different way,' he added.
Marcos said the government has been hitting the drug trade at the highest level and at the lowest level.
'And we are beginning to see some measure of success,' Marcos stressed.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that up for destruction through thermal decomposition are the 1,304.604 kilograms of shabu packs, with an estimated street price of P8,871,307,200.
These were recovered in the waters of Zambales, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and Cagayan. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
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