August 16 -31, 2016
OPINION
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
(The real solution doesn’t
just rely on killings.) We
need prevention drive,” he
said.
On the rehabilitation
aspect of drug abusers,
Rep. Bernadette HerreraDy (Bagong Henerasyon
Party-list) even suggested
the creation of livelihood
opportunities outside or
within the rehab centers to
ensure that after the rehab
program, the reformed
drug users/pushers will have
livelihood
opportunities,
while Rep. Ria Vergara (3rd
District, Nueva
Ecija) was pleased that
De Venecia addressed the
need for media and the
arts to help in conveying to
the public that there should
be no stigma associated
with drug addiction. “This
is a health issue,” she
stressed. The others who
join