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Dela Rosa leads panel hearing on bill strengthening drug prevention and control: Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, presides over a hybrid hearing Tuesday, May 25, 2021 on House Bill 7814, a measure seeking to strengthen drug prevention and control, amending certain provisions of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”. According to Dela Rosa, he is open to any legislation that would strengthen the country’s anti-drug laws and his committee is willing to hear both sides of every argument in order to come up with a legislation that will enhance regulations against illegal drugs while giving utmost importance to the basic constitutional rights of every Filipino. “I welcome any legislation that will further strengthen our anti-drug laws and policies. However, we should all be conscious of the fundamental principle in a democratic country like ours that policies and laws should conform with our supreme law of the land -- the Constitution,” he said. (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB)