Vice President Leni Robredo and PDEA Dir. Gen. Aaron Aquino take part in the 3rd anniversary of the Bahay Pagbabago Community-based Reformation Center of the municipality of Dinalupihan in Bataan on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by OVP)
MANILA, Philippines – Both Vice President Leni Robredo and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Dir. Gen. Aaron Aquino lauded the efforts of a community-based rehabilitation center in Dinalupihan, Bataan, which celebrated its third anniversary on Thursday.
Vice President Leni Robredo shares a conversation with PDEA Dir. Gen. Aaron Aquino, Dinalupihan Mayor Gila Garcia, and several officials during her visit to the town on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Joining them were (L-R): PNP Central Luzon Regional Director Brig. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia, Provincial Director Col. Villamor Tulliao, PDEA Regional Director Lyndon Aspacio, and Dinalupihan Municipal Administrator Rolly Rojas. (Photo by OVP)
Robredo and Aquino, both co-chairpersons of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), attended the program where more than 900 former drug users who underwent rehabilitation were presented.
Vice President Leni Robredo takes part in the 3rd anniversary event of the Bahay Pagbabago Community-based Reformation Center of the municipality of Dinalupihan in Bataan on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Photo by OVP)
The two then had a short meeting with Philippine National Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) Director Brig. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia, Bataan Police Provincial Office Director Col. Villamor Tulliao, PDEA Regional Director Lyndon Aspacio, and Dinalupihan Mayor Gila Garcia.
Vice President Leni Robredo shares a conversation with PDEA Dir. Gen. Aaron Aquino, Dinalupihan Mayor Gila Garcia, and several officials during her visit to the town on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Joining them were (L-R): PNP Central Luzon Regional Director Brig. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia, Provincial Director Col. Villamor Tulliao, PDEA Regional Director Lyndon Aspacio, and Dinalupihan Municipal Administrator Rolly Rojas. (Photo by OVP)
Since Robredo was appointed as ICAD co-chair, she and Aquino held several meetings with the member-agencies and several clusters.
(Photo by OVP)
Questions over the straining working relationship of the two were floated after they contradicted each other in several issues, like Robredo’s proposal to replace Oplan Tokhang and her request for the data on high-value targets.