The good news is that despite the recent drug bust of a Bayawan City policeman and a Civilian Armed Auxiliary member the other week, the other 99-point-something percent of policemen in Negros Oriental are drug- free.
This is the result of a surprise drug test conducted on a representative sample of Negros Oriental policemen who attended a seminar in Dumaguete City last week.
It is unfortunate that even a policeman could be so tempted so as to use and sell drugs, inflicting harm on his customers through the negative effects of drug abuse. But his and his cohorts’ arrest is refreshing information because it proves that even law enforcers could get the axe when they themselves break the law.
Credit, of course, is due to the vigilant local officials of Bayawan City, who sought to put a stop to this illegal activity through the Task Force Kasaligan, with the backing of the Provincial Police Office.
This development should inspire other “whistle-blowers” to come out in the open, and report the bad things they see in their community.
Sure, the misdemeanor of our people in authority may be small time compared to all the large-scale corruption being exposed in our nation’s capital, but this is a very good start.