Renewed illicit drug trade a mockery of governance

THE reported resurgence of the illegal drug trade behind the walls of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City not only underscores once again the immensity of the problem but certainly makes a mockery as well of the executive, legislative and judiciary branches of government.

It mocks the war on illegal drugs, it mocks the efforts of both Houses of Congress to come up with an appropriate legislation after all those highly publicized hearings last year. It mocks the judicial system as it reveals the power and influence of these drug lords serving jail sentences over corrupt government officials, and all but invalidates their conviction and incarceration.