VP Robredo pormal nang itinalaga ni Duterte bilang drug czar

PORMAL nang itinalaga ni Pangulong Duterte si Vice President Leni Robredo bilang drug czar matapos naman ang naunang alok sa huli na pangunahan ang gera kontra droga.

Pinirmahan ni Duterte ang Memorandum na may petsang Oktubre 31, 2019 kung saan itinatalaga si Robredo bilang Co-Chairperson ng Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) na epektibo hanggang Hunyo 2022.

“The Palace wishes to announce that the President has officially signed the paper which designates Vice President Leni Robredo as the Co-Chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD),” sabi ni Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo sa hiwalay na pahayag.

Idinagdag ni Panelo na ito’y bilang sagot sa mga kritisismo mula sa oposisyon na gusto lamang ipahiya si Robredo.

“Members of the political opposition have been issuing demands relative to the President’s offer to the Vice President to head the government’s campaign against illegal drugs, alleging that the same is a ruse manufactured by this Administration to discredit the latter,” dagdag ni Panelo.

Idinagdag ni Panelo na maaari nang dumalo si Robredo sa susunod na pulong ng Gabinete sakaling tanggapin ang posisyon.

“First, these people have demanded that VP Leni be given the post with drug enforcement agencies and offices, such as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Philippine National Police and the Dangerous Drugs Board, under her authority, and the President has directed these instrumentalities to render full assistance and cooperation to her through this official document. Second, they have demanded that she be authorized to become the drug czar until the end of PRRD’s term, and the same paper designates her with the highest position possible to battle the proliferation of dangerous drugs until June 30, 2022,” ayon pa kay Panelo.

Iginiit pa ni Panelo na nagpapakita lamang ito na seryoso si Duterte nang ialok kay Robredo ang posisyon bilang drug czar.

“With this development, the Palace supposes that detractors and critics will finally see the sincerity of the President in making such offer to the Vice President and understand that the Chief Executive’s ultimate motivation in making the same is the welfare of the Filipino people, with the hope that the government be successful in combatting the atrocity caused by the use and trade of illegal narcotics, regardless of who greatly contributed to such success,” sabi pa ni Panelo.