The current administration is open to accept assistance from any person, party, or country willing to help in the campaign against illegal drugs, Senator Bong Go said.
“Para sa amin ni Pangulong Duterte, kapakanan ng Pilipino, interes ng Pilipino, yun ang unahin natin. Magtulungan po tayo para sa kapakanan ng bawat Pilipino (For President Rodrigo Duterte and myself, the welfare and interest of the Filipino people should be put first. We should help one another for the benefit of every Filipino),” Go said.
The legislator particularly welcomed the support and assistance being offered by the United States in the country’s anti-illegal drugs campaign after Vice President Leni Robredo’s recent meeting with a delegation from the U.S. Embassy.
“Kung makakatulong po ang U.S. sa kanilang intelligence gathering or sa research (If the U.S. could help us with their intelligence gathering or research), why not?” the lawmaker said.
Robredo had earlier accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to serve as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs (ICAD).
Meanwhile, the senator has expressed support to the newly-appointed anti-drug czar’s request for an additional budget in the fight against drugs.
“As a legislator, I give my full support to anything that could help the goal of combatting the drug problem.”
“Ako, as a legislator, sabi ko full support ako kung ano ang makatutulong, basta ang hangarin ay masugpo ang droga (As a legislator, I give my full support to anything that could help the goal of eliminating the drug problem),” he said.
“As long as it is in the interest of Filipinos.”
“Ngayon 82 percent ang sang-ayon sa war on drugs. Malay mo maging 90 percent, 100 percent. Tutulong po kami. Basta interes ng Pilipino at wala nang dadagdag pa sa mga bikitima ng droga (At present, 82 percent agree with the war on drugs. Who knows? It may reach 90 or 100 percent. We would help achieve that. As long as it is in the interest of Filipinos and there would no longer be additional victims of drugs),” Go added.