MANILA- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Aaron Aquino said Thursday he is better off leading the government’s narcotics crackdown without Vice President Leni Robredo at his side.
Aquino shared the leadership of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs with Robredo for nearly 3 weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte fired her earlier this month.
“If and when sana 'yung ka-partner ko eh same level with me, mas madali sana. Para bang ‘vice president ka eh ako [undersecretary] lang,’ parang ang hirap makitugma minsan,” he added. Duterte axed Robredo from the ICAD earlier this month because she allegedly used the post for “grandstanding.”
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