Drug cases in the Philippines is really worrisome. But more worrisome is the approach the president of the country is deploying in the fight against drugs. There is a need for a multi-faceted approach. The approach being adopted right now cannot completely rid the country of drug related crimes. The security forces have in the guise of fighting drugs crime resorted to extrajudicial killings without recourse for human rights.

Every criminali will suggest that he grants amnesty to drug lords and begin to work towards ensuring that they surrender their drugs and arms while the security forces still work within the law to bring to justice those who remain adamant