Death penalty for drug traffickers

MANY unflattering things can be said about our new Senate president, Tito Sotto, foremost of all as the host comedian in a noontime TV show who made it to Senate just for being one. In this regard and for some, his ascendancy to the helm of the exalted upper chamber of Congress can perhaps be said as one for the books.

But lost in the minds of his detractors is his oft uncompromising stand on many political issues with implications on values of Filipinos. We cite his adamant and emotional objection to the Reproductive Health Bill in tandem with the Catholic Church’s objection. Mercifully, that bill was eventually passed as our RH Law today.

And if there is one who’s been persistently campaigning for a no-nonsense campaign against the illegal drugs long before President Duterte launched his nationwide war on drugs, that would be Senator Sotto.

Barely 48 hours after he assumed the presidency, his bill seeking the reimposition of death penalty for “high level drug trafficking” was back on track, and he has expressed his determination to have it passed over the objection of the Catholic Church this time.

Mr. Sotto is certainly not your willy-dilly senator who intends to be a populist political leader. Instead, we may yet see a Senate president with a strong political will.

Let it be known to all and sundry that we support his stand for the restoration of death penalty for drug wholesale drug-traffickers.

 

Sotto: Multi-talented

 VICENTE Sotto III, the “mere” comedian who has a diploma major in English at Letran, is now the Senate President—the third in line to the presidency. He starred in the TV sitcom “Iskul Bukol” that ran for decades.  He is a mainstay of “Eat Bulaga,” the world’s longest running noontime TV show.  Detractors cite his show biz personality to undermine his lawmaking abilities; only idiots could concoct such thrash.  Before becoming senator in 1992, he was vice mayor in 1988 of Quezon City when he penned the first ever city resolution against drug abuse.  A singer-composer and a producer of great singers as well, Sotto has worked under nine Senate presidents in his 20-plus years as senator. He has authored more than 160 bills, including the family court law, seat belt law, illegal drugs law and the fisheries and aquatic resources code.  Least known, too, is the fact that Sotto was a former world bowling champion. With a well-rounded, a man of many talents perched up there, the Senate is in good hands.

Godspeed, Tito Escalera!

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