Ni NOEL ABUEL
Nananawagan si Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers sa Senado at Kamara na ipasa na ang panukalang pagbuhay muli sa parusang kamatayan sa mga sangkot sa illegal na droga.
“While we condemn in no uncertain terms any and all illegal drug activities, we urge the two houses of congress to take a serious look at the reimposition of the death penalty most especially on drug related offenses,” ayon kay Barbers, chairman ng House Committee on Dangerous Drugs.
Ang pahayag ni Barbers ay bilang tugon sa ginawang pagbitay ng China sa dalawang Filipino drug courier.
Si Barbers, na patuloy na isinusulong ang panukalang batas sa tatlong kongreso na muling patawan ng parusang kamatayan ang ilang karumal-duman na krimen lalo na sa mga paglabag na may kinalaman sa droga.
Sa kasalukuyan ay nakabinbin pa rin ang House Bill 1543 sa Justice Committee ng Kamara.
“Our kababayans convicted in foreign lands for drug trafficking are almost always executed while we extend kid gloves treatment if not VIP treatment to foreigners especially Chinese nationals who are apprehended and convicted of the same offense here. There should be a similar punishment imposed on these foreign nationals as well as fellow Filipinos who introduce drugs into the country. If other countries treat illegal drugs as a threat to their citizenry and the whole society, why are we so soft in treating this menace in our own territory,” paliwanag pa ni Barbers.
“China was firm in executing Filipinos yet we are being flooded with tons and tons of illegal drugs especialy shabu from China. It is a wonder that while China was very very hard on drug trafficking, the drugs that come to our shores originate from its ports. Yet, we have yet to see one Chinese convict being executed to deter others from commiting such heinous a crime. It seems that we have accepted all the exports from China, from POGOS to illegal gambling and kidnapping syndicates, sleeper cells, illegal drugs and what have you. It is obvious that we have become the dumping ground of the scums in their society, yet we seem to be oblivious to the what they are doing to our country. Our eyes seem to be wide shut,” dagdag pa nito.
Matatandaang noong nakalipas na administrasyon, nakasentro ang paglaban sa illegal na droga na humantong sa pagkakaaresto at pagkamatay ng libu-libong tulak at gumagamit ng droga.
“It is long overdue that we seriously train out guns on the supply side of this illegal drug trade. If we can deter the foreign suppliers, we will send a strong signal that our people are not guinea pigs of their drugs. The continous inflow of drugs from China is a serious insult to our government and meant to belittle our laws, in the same way that they are not afraid of our military forces in the West Philippine Sea,” ani Barbers.
Samantala, sinegundahan ni Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez ang panawagan ni Barbers.
“If they put our compatriots to death for violations connected to illegal drugs, let us do the same to their nationals, many of whom are caught manufacturing, peddling or smuggling drugs into the country,” aniya.
Aniya, hindi patas ang parusang kamatayan sa mga Pilipino sa China, habang ang mga Chinese na sangkot sa ilegal na droga dito ay habambuhay na pagkakakulong lamang.
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