Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino threw a dampener on the plan of Vice President Ma. The PDEA chief, however, said he sees no problem with Oplan Tokhang and clarified that the program should not be automatically linked to deaths or killings. He vowed to protect the Vice President should she participate in drug operations. “We will not let the Vice President actually join our entry team [in the target areas]. But the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) said there is no need for the Vice President to join operations against illegal drugs.

Source: Manila Times November 10, 2019 16:12 UTC