MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday renewed his call for the passage of a bill creating the Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority (PRDEA) in the wake of the recent fatal “misencounter” between police officers and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in Quezon City.
“The misencounter [between] PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) and PNP (Philippine National Police) shows the wisdom and ripeness of my bill creating a united [Presidential] Drug Enforcement Authority,” Sotto told reporters in a message.
Metro Manila police chief Major Gen. Vicente Danao earlier said two police officers were killed while …
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