MANILA, Philippines — For Vice President Leni Robredo to succeed in her new job as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), President Duterte and offices under ICAD should make sure she would have sufficient funds, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said yesterday. “A co-chair of ICAD is vastly different from an anti-drug czar previously ‘offered’ by President Duterte to Vice President Leni Robredo. The diluted position validates the fear that the Vice President is being set up to fail,” he said. As co-chair of ICAD, the Vice President, before she could act, will have to contend with the chair and the multiple membership of ICAD,” he said. They said being co-chairperson of the inter-agency committee is not a Cabinet-rank position.

Source: Philippine Star November 09, 2019 16:20 UTC