Stark reminder: A file photo of a woman holding her partner and alleged drug pusher who was shot dead during the ‘tokhang’ operation by unidentified men in Manila. — Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
THE Makabayan bloc expressed its “resounding objection to proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, which it said “whittles down” the constitutional presumption of innocence to a “mere sliver”.
According to the bloc – composed of Bayan Muna Reps Carlos Zarate, Ferdinand Gaite, and Eufemia Cullamat; Gabriela Women’s Party Rep Arlene Brosas; ACT Teachers France Castro; and Kabataan Party-list Rep Sarah Elago – the House’s approval of House Bill No. 7814 “signals the start of a new phase of the so-called war against drugs”.
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