{"id":236828,"date":"2019-11-06T23:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236828"},"modified":"2019-11-06T23:00:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T04:00:35","slug":"duterte-expects-robredo-to-see-realities-of-anti-drug-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/06\/duterte-expects-robredo-to-see-realities-of-anti-drug-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte expects Robredo to see \u2018realities\u2019 of anti-drug campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo on the sidelines of the commencement exercises of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) \u2018Mabalasik\u2019 Class of 2019 at Fort General Gregorio Del Pilar in Baguio City. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte has welcomed Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo\u2019s acceptance of his formal offer for her to co-chair the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

During the 43rd Cabinet meeting at Malaca\u00f1an Palace on Wednesday night, Duterte was optimistic that Robredo would realize the importance of his administration\u2019s intensified crackdown on illegal drugs, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President mentioned it was good that Vice President Ma. Leonor Robredo accepted his formal offer to co-chair the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs,\u201d the Palace official said.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Robredo announced her decision to accept her designation as co-chairperson of ICAD, an anti-drug body that is mandated to ensure the implementation of all policies, laws, and issuances on the government\u2019s anti-narcotics drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the Vice President at the helm of the anti-narcotics campaign, President Duterte expects that the former would see the realities on the ground, particularly with respect to the government’s position against extrajudicial or state-sponsored killings,\u201d Panelo said<\/p>\n

Robredo’s acceptance came even after her spokesperson, lawyer Barry Gutierrez, claimed that her appointment was “unclear” and “non-existent”.<\/p>\n

Robredo will lead ICAD, along with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino, until June 30, 2022, according to the memorandum signed by Duterte on October 31.<\/p>\n

The memorandum also directed the PDEA, the Philippine National Police, the Dangerous Drugs Board, and all other law enforcement agencies to extend their “full assistance and cooperation” to Robredo to ensure the success of the administration’s fight against illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Duterte was prompted to name Robredo as ICAD co-chair after the latter claimed that the government\u2019s anti-drug campaign is \u201cobviously not working\u201d.<\/p>\n

Robredo said she would help the administration combat illegal drugs without costing the lives of suspected drug offenders in the country.<\/p>\n

Panelo said Duterte pinned hope that Robredo would eventually understand that \u201cdeaths occur due to the violent reactions on the part of agents of the illegal drug trade against the strict enforcement of the law\u201d.<\/p>\n

Robredo, as co-chair of ICAD, will be given a \u201cpro-active\u201d role in the campaign, as she will have a hand in crafting the government\u2019s anti-drug policies and programs, as well as in the proper implementation of operations against drug offenders.<\/p>\n

Duterte and Robredo have yet to meet to discuss her specific mandate in the administration\u2019s efforts to curb the proliferation of illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang assured Robredo that she will get the support she needs, saying \u201cher success is our success\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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