Bill amending election laws to allow bigger campaign expenses OK d on 3rd reading
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MANILA - The chair of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs on Friday expressed his full support to the resolution defending former President Rodrigo Duterte against the International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into the anti-illegal drug campaign during his presidency. In a statement, Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers said Duterte's so-called war on drugs abated what could have been an "irreversible disaster"-the Philippines becoming a "narco state." "As Chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs during the whole Duterte administration, I have seen the gravity of the drug problem firsthand. My position gave me privilege access to all information on the real situation," Barbers said. "Years of neglect corrupted institutions and transformed them into weak weapons against the illegal drug trade. The ascent of President Duterte into the presidency was a blessing for this country. I am sure that if he did not become the Presi