Cayetano: Gov’t on track protecting families
WAR ON DRUGS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano called on Pangasinenses to continue to support the Duterte administration’s war on drugs as he sought to clarify the misleading human rights issues raised by Sen. Leila de Lima and the Commission on Human Rights’ Chairman Chito Gascon.
“Our war against illegal drugs is not a war against life, but a war to fight for the lives of all Filipinos. It is not a war against human rights, but a war to protect human rights, and to ensure the safety and welfare of the Filipino family,” Sen. Cayetano stressed in his privilege speech on Wednesday (August 31) amid false reports in foreign press about human rights issues in the conduct of the administration’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs.
Contrary to claims of the CHR, Mr. Cayetano said the government’s strong policies against criminality have made it possible for Filipino families to begin feeling safer, particularly since the government waged an all-out war on drugs.
The senator reiterated that President Rodrigo Duterte has not wavered in his commitment to uphold and protect the human rights of every Filipino at any time, contrary to what the President’s critics are trying to portray.
He added the government’s unrelenting campaign against illegal drugs has actually improved the country’s peace and order situation.
The senator pointed out that the drug menace has reached alarming levels that nothing short of bold and swift solutions are needed to end the problem.
Mr. Cayetano denounced Duterte’s detractors’ penchant to blame the administration for all the drug-related killings in the country. He said the slack use of “extrajudicial killings” (EJKs) to label all suspected drug casualties puts in question the motive behind the investigation being conducted by Sen. Leila De Lima’s Committee on Justice.
Cayetano said labeling the deaths of drug suspects as EJKs is obviously meant to create the wrong perception that the State is initiating the executions and is doing nothing to resolve the crimes.
“The State, the executive department, legislative department, and the judiciary, are doing its best to ensure that the rule of law prevails. Even the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is part of the state and is already investigating,” the senator pointed out.
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