The PNP said it is open to recalibrating the war on drugs after Vice President Leni Robredo earlier called for a reassessment of one of the Duterte administration’s centerpiece campaigns. | CGonzalesINQ
Just last week, Robredo accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s designation for her to co-chair the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs alongside Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino.Gamboa said the members of the ICAD will make Robredo “as comfortable as possible” in her new position.
Earlier, Aquino said Robredo can focus on the rehabilitation and reintegration aspect of the drug problem, and in the advocacy clusters of the committee, while he can supervise the law enforcement and justice clusters. He also mentioned suggestions from other parties for Robredo not to join anti-illegal drug operations, as dared by Aquino for her to have a better understanding of the anti-narcotics campaign.“When being a co-chairperson of the ICAD, it encompasses a lot of things. I hope she would not only concentrate on law enforcement because as presented, mas marami actually dapat doon sa advocacy and rehabilitation,” he concluded.
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