Be Nice☻ Newsletter (June to August 2017 Issue)

NATIONAL ISSUES
On the deaths of
children in ongoing
drug war
Senator Nancy expressed her outrage over the deaths
of several minors in the Administration’s ongoing war
against illegal drugs.
“The deaths of these children are extremely enraging
and brought me a heavy heart. And like every parent, I
fear for the safety of my children. Kian could have been
my son or daughter, or any policeman’s child for that
matter,” she added.
Kian Loyd delos Santos, a 17-year student who was
killed in Caloocan City last week, was the latest victim of
the war against drugs who died in the hands of police
operatives.
Kian was the latest addition to the list of minors who
were fatally killed in the drug war, and who were either
victims of mistaken identity or "collateral damage."
“Nakaka-alarma at nakakabahala na pati mga menorde-edad
ngayon ay hindi na ligtas at nagiging biktima na
rin. Hindi na po katanggap-tanggap na sabihing isang
isolated case lang ito,” Binay said.
Children are paying for the price of a fumbled police
operation. Since last year, the anti-drug campaign has
claimed the lives of 5-year old Danica May Garcia; 5-year
old Francisco Manosca; Kristine Joy Sailog, 12; Emmanuel
Lorica, 17; and many others.
“Ilang inosenteng bata na ang nadadamay, at hindi
mapapawi ng mga ‘sorry’ ang galit at lungkot ng mga
magulang,” she added.
Binay, a mother of four, said that no amount of
apologies would bring back the children to their parents.
“Hindi tayo dapat maging tahimik sa pagkamatay ng
mga batang tulad nila Kian, Danica May at iba pa,”
Binay said.
Senator Nancy urged national and local government units,
as well as poultry and gamefowl farms, to conduct and
implement biosecurity measures in light of the avian flu
outbreak in Pampanga.
“Nananawagan po ako sa mga LGUs, pati na rin sa mga
may-ari at trabahador ng mga poultry at gamefowl farms, na
pairalin ang biosecurity measures at farm hygiene upang
mapigilan ang pagkalat ng bird flu sa kanilang mga
nasasakupan at alaga,” Binay said.
“This will also prevent the possible transmission of bird
flu from poultry to humans,” she added.
Biosecurity measures are management practices to reduce
the potential of introducing and spreading of disease-causing
organisms into and between sites.
These include isolation of infected birds; sanitation and
disinfection of facilities and people; and controlling traffic of
people and flocks in and out of the farm.
The lady senator also called on the Department of
Agriculture (DA) to review existing biosecurity plans,
especially the records and documentation of poultry farms.
“Dapat din pong magreview ng existing plans; at
paigtingin ang information and education campaign sa pagidentify
at pag-educate sa ating mga farm workers tungkol sa
biosecurity, identification ng bird flu, yung mode/s of
transmission from birds to humans, signs and symptoms nito,
at iba pang relevant information,” Binay said.