Opportunity lost.
This is how Malacanang described the
sacking of Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency
Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD).
The opportunity to work with President Rodrigo
Roa Duterte in the crackdown of the illegal drug trade in the country was lost
when the Vice President publicly dared the President to fire her if he does not
trust her.
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| Vice President Leni Robredo and president Rodrigo Duterte (photo credit to PNA) |
“She blew it,” Panelo said in a press
conference.
“It’s VP Leni herself asking the
President to fire her. Don’t forget that. If you were the appointing power, how
would you receive that dare and taunt?” he added.
It was the Vice President’s missteps such as meeting
with foreign entities, seeking classified information, and failing to present
new solutions to stop the illegal drug trade were the main reasons that led to
her sacking, according to Panelo.
Also, Robredo’s ally Liberal Party
president Senator Francis Pangilinan also called out the President to just axed
Robredo if full trust cannot be given by the former to the latter.
Presidential
Spokesperson Atty. Panelo explains that the position as drug czar was given to
the Vice President to make the campaign against illegal drugs better -- a chance where both the
administration and the political opposition could have worked together.
“Unfortunately,
she wasted such opportunity and used the same as a platform to attack the
methods undertaken by this Administration,” Panelo said.
Asked to
described how Duterte mentioned his plan to fire Robredo, Panelo said: “Basta
sinabi ni Presidente (The President just said), ‘I’m firing her.’ Sabi ko
(I asked) ‘When?’ Sabi niya (He said) ‘Now.’”
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