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| Pilo Hilbay and President Rodrigo Duterte/photo courtesy of SCMP |
Manila, Philippines - Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay has posted in his twitter
as a reaction to the recent comment of President Duterte that he would give Vice
President Leni Robredo a chance to lead the government’s campaign against
illegal drugs for six months.
The former Otso deretso senatorial candidate dares President
Duterte to simply resign after he offered to give his law enforcement powers to
Vice President Leni Robredo for six months.
“Why not just surrender the presidency by resigning? Subukan natin,” Hilbay tweeted.
He was commenting on the
President’s declaration to let Robredo use his law enforcement power following Robredo's
remark about the war on drugs.
As a response to that, the
chief executive said he would even pass on to Robredo the responsibility of
being a drug czar if she wants.
“Ngayon mas marunong ka man sa akin I’ll hand in
to you full powers sa drugs. I’ll give you six months. Tignan natin kung kaya
mo,” Duterte told Robredo during a
speech in Malacañang on Monday.“
Duterte issued the statement at
the oath-taking ceremony of government officials, responding to Robredo’s
criticism of his administration’s violent war on drugs.
“I am sending a letter to her through
(Executive) Secretary (Salvador) Medialdea. I will surrender my powers to
enforce the law, ibigay ko sa Vice President. Ibigay ko six months, siya
magdala, tingnan natin kung ano mangyari,” the President said.
Robredo earlier criticized how
the administration’s controversial
drug war has failed. She even suggested to make adjustments or better yet
just stop the anti-drug campaign per se.
— Pilo Hilbay (@fthilbay) October 28, 2019
Source: Politiko
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