by PIA/RG Alama DAVAO CITY- A chunk of the proposed 2017 national budget will support the fight against illegal drugs. According to Puwersa...
by PIA/RG Alama
DAVAO CITY- A chunk of the proposed 2017 national budget will support the fight against illegal drugs.
According to Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) partylist Representative and assistant majority leader Rep. Jericho Jonas Nograles there is an increase in funds particularly intelligence, operational and MOOE (Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses) for law enforcement agencies involved in fighting drugs such as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police.
Nograles said the budget is geared towards optimizing enforcement operations of anti-drug units
“We notice that the big difference between this administration and the previous one in the fight against drugs is enforcement, we have lots of intelligence through the years but they were not acted upon.” Nograles said.
“In one house committee hearing the committee relayed the concern that many laboratories were raided and pushers arrested when the intelligence is just the same which means there is lack of enforcement.” Nograles added.
Aside from drugs the proposed budget will also give focus on education and agriculture particularly in Mindanao where there is increase in education and agricultural support.
The P3.35 trillion proposed budget is about 10% higher than the previous 2016 General Appropriations Act. Currently according to Rep. Nograles it has passed the second reading and is expected to passed on to the third reading this October 12 before being transitted to the Senate.
“The Senate will then go through the motions; a bicameral conference meeting is expected to finish it by November 9.” Rep. Nograles said.
According to him the bill is expected to be passed into law by end of November or early December of this year. (PIA/RG Alama)
DAVAO CITY- A chunk of the proposed 2017 national budget will support the fight against illegal drugs.
According to Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) partylist Representative and assistant majority leader Rep. Jericho Jonas Nograles there is an increase in funds particularly intelligence, operational and MOOE (Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses) for law enforcement agencies involved in fighting drugs such as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police.
Nograles said the budget is geared towards optimizing enforcement operations of anti-drug units
“We notice that the big difference between this administration and the previous one in the fight against drugs is enforcement, we have lots of intelligence through the years but they were not acted upon.” Nograles said.
“In one house committee hearing the committee relayed the concern that many laboratories were raided and pushers arrested when the intelligence is just the same which means there is lack of enforcement.” Nograles added.
Aside from drugs the proposed budget will also give focus on education and agriculture particularly in Mindanao where there is increase in education and agricultural support.
The P3.35 trillion proposed budget is about 10% higher than the previous 2016 General Appropriations Act. Currently according to Rep. Nograles it has passed the second reading and is expected to passed on to the third reading this October 12 before being transitted to the Senate.
“The Senate will then go through the motions; a bicameral conference meeting is expected to finish it by November 9.” Rep. Nograles said.
According to him the bill is expected to be passed into law by end of November or early December of this year. (PIA/RG Alama)
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