{"id":238949,"date":"2019-12-02T02:13:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T07:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238949"},"modified":"2019-12-02T02:13:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T07:13:35","slug":"duterte-afraid-robredo-would-mess-up-icad-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/02\/duterte-afraid-robredo-would-mess-up-icad-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte \u2018afraid\u2019 Robredo would mess up ICAD job"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City on November 20, 2019. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The longer Vice President Leni Robredo stays as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), the more chance for her to mess up, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Duterte defended anew his decision to fire Robredo as drug czar citing her “missteps” which included her tendency to meet with foreign personalities and institutions and her failure to provide new solutions to the drug war.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng kinatatakutan ko magkalat siya. Kaya ako tako<\/em>t (I fear that she would mess up. That\u2019s why I\u2019m afraid),\u201d Duterte said in an interview over GMA\u2019s Unang Hirit on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more that she stays with the ICAD, the more that she would create issues and the more that the people will be like wondering,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He also admitted that he asked Robredo to oversee the war on drugs because he was \u201cexasperated\u201d about her having criticized it for \u201cnot working.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAno bang totoo dito<\/em>\u00a0(What\u2019s true here)? Leni keeps on harping on so many things — na (that) it has not succeeded, eh hindi namin masabi sa kaniya kung bakit eh so sabi ko (We can\u2019t explain it to her so I said) \u2018Why don\u2019t you just join us?\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, it\u2019s an exasperation thing for me.\u00a0Sabi ko, \u2018eh di ikaw sumali ka na para malaman mo<\/em>\u00a0(I said, \u2018You join the ICAD so that you will find out\u2019),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Last week, Duterte claimed Robredo \u201cmade an asshole of herself\u201d by talking to representatives from the United States and United Nations instead of talking to personalities directly involved in the anti-narcotics campaign.<\/p>\n

Instead of talking to people directly involved in the drug war, Duterte said the sacked drug czar preferred to meet with foreigners who have already prejudged his crackdown on illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Duterte also insisted Robredo was “stupid” to claim that his anti-narcotics campaign is a failure, stressing that his fight against illicit drug sale is a “never-ending war.”<\/p>\n

“Anong palpak? Kailan naging palpak? Kayo ang palpak<\/em>\u00a0(What do you mean failure? When did it become a failure? The failure is you),” Duterte said in an exclusive interview with CNN on Friday.<\/p>\n

“All stupid remarks coming out from an empty head.\u00a0Anong palpa<\/em>k (How did it become a failure)? The war on drugs is a continuing one in all countries, even in America. You know that. Do not pretend. If you are not stupid, do not pretend to be stupid.\u00a0Alam ninyo iyan<\/em>\u00a0(You know that). It is a never-ending war,” he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte appointed Robredo as anti-drug czar on October 31 to help co-chair the ICAD with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Aaron Aquino.<\/p>\n

After over a few weeks in office, Duterte fired Robredo after she committed \u201cmissteps” and completely lost his trust in her.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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