DILG to study Robredo’s findings as ICAD co-chair

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said they are willing to study Vice President Leni Robredo’s discoveries in her short time as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD).

“We welcome that kung gusto niya maglabas ng report [if she wants to release a report], pag-aaralan namin [we will study it.],” Malaya told reporters in an ambush interview at the Command Center for 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

“Kasi she was in office for around 3 weeks naman, siguro may nakita siyang improvement sa ating drug-campaign [Maybe she saw improvement for the government’s anti-drug campaign.],” he added.

Malaya said the Duterte administration’s anti-drug drive is still ongoing even after the President fired Robredo as a co-chair of ICAD.

READ: A day after being fired, Robredo asks: ‘Ano bang kinatatakutan ninyong malaman ko?’

No ‘missteps’

Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said Robredo did not create any “missteps” as a co-chair of ICAD, contrary to what Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said.

Banac explained that Robredo followed law enforcement agencies’ orders to not participate in anti-drug operations.

“Tama din naman, ‘di siya sumama sa operations so far sa anti-drug operations. Wala naman kami nakitang naging pagkakamali. Naging wasto naman ang kanyang naging direksyon,” Banac told reporters in a chance interview when asked if Robredo made missteps as anti-drug czar.

(It was better for her not to join the anti-drug operations. So far, we have not seen any missteps. Her directions were correct.)

Panelo said Robredo conducted “missteps” as Duterte’s anti-drug czar for meeting with US officials and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

READ: Palace: Robredo made ‘missteps’ for talking to ‘enemies of the state’

Edited by KGA