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Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in a statement Monday,
said Robredo, who served as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on
Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD)for only less than a month, has “zero credibility and competence to discuss matters concerning the war
on drugs,” with respect to the government’s anti-narcotics campaign.
Vice President Leni Robredo’s attendance to anti-drug hearings
in Congress will just be “a waste of time,” according to Malacañang.
Robredo announced on Sunday that
she was willing to attend any Senate or House hearing to have an “official
platform” to speak about her report as former co-chairperson of ICAD.
“Robredo’s 18-day term at ICAD does not make
her an expert to make an objective and credible analysis of the government’s
centerpiece program on anti-illegal narcotics,” Panelo
also said.
The Spokesperson also added that Robredo’s “illogical extrapolations” of the drug policy “are desperate and an attempt to be politically relevant.”
However,
the Palace is leaving it up to Congress to decide whether to invite Robredo to
its hearings on illegal drugs, Panelo added.
“It is the call of the House of
Representatives if it feels that Vice President Ma. Leonor Robredo and her
report as former Co-Chairperson of the ICAD will enlighten them,” he said.
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano had said they will schedule a
“non-confrontational” hearing to discuss the vice president’s proposed
solutions to the country’s narcotics problem.
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