Palace: No issue if Marcos makes Duterte his ‘drug czar’

Dempsey Reyes, Nestor Corrales 05/28/2022

There would be no legal hurdles to President Duterte’s appointment by his successor as leader of the campaign against illegal drugs which he started, Malacañang said on Friday. Mr. Duterte has not indicated that he was still…

What’s the problem with Robredo getting HVT list? She’s the VP, Lacson says

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 11/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo is entitled to get the data on high-value targets (HVT) in the administration’s war against illegal drugs even if she was not appointed as co-chair of Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal…

Leni: Check China as top drug source

Jhesset O. Enano - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/15/2019

  Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said the government must look into reports that the bulk of illegal drugs smuggled into the Philippines comes from China, which the Duterte administration considers a major ally. Speaking to…

Robredo, US execs explore collaboration in drug war

Jhesset O. Enano - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/14/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday met with US officials for a discussion of possible collaboration in the Philippine campaign against illegal drugs. In a statement issued by her office after the meeting,…

Palace: Give Robredo space, let her do her job as anti-drug czar

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 11/09/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Give Vice President Leni Robredo space, and allow her to perform her assigned task as co-chair of the Philippines’ anti-illegal drugs body, Malacañang said on Saturday. “We call on everybody to give VP…

Robredo vows to stop killings in drug war

the Inquirer staff 11/08/2019

  Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said that as the new leader of the government’s campaign against narcotics, she would put an end to the killing of drug suspects but pursue the crackdown with “the same…

BREAKING: Robredo accepts Duterte’s drug czar post appointment

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 11/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo has finally accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s invite for her to be the co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). Robredo said this Wednesday, a day after Malacañang sent…

Duterte move hit: Robredo ‘being set up to fail’

the Inquirer staff 11/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chair of an interagency committee against narcotics, but a spokesperson for the country’s No. 2 says the vice presidency does not see the offer…

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