LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the association of the regional directors in Bicol (Rediras) spoke out for the first time, and strongly denounced all forms of violence committed against minors in the government’s aggressive war on drugs.

DSWD regional director and Rediras Bicol chairman, Arnel Garcia, said they are calling for the institution of a review process and strict observance of police operational procedures in the arrest of minors – who have been collateral damage – and the right to equal protection for these victims in the war on drugs and other cases in the country.

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