MANILA, Philippines — Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers lamented on Friday what he called the whining of critics on the recently passed House Bill 7814, which amends certain provisions in the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
“It is unfortunate that despite all the debates in the committee level, technical working groups and plenary deliberations, these critics just couldn’t seem to comprehend the essence of the bill, or maybe they simply pretend not to comprehend,” Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs and principal author of the bill, said in a statement.
“We have already explained in all languages understandable to them that the presumption of inno…
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