She co-heads the body with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino, who had previously questioned her capability lead the anti-illegal drug campaign. He said that this move is just part of SOP of law enforcement and not an act of disrespect toward the office of the Vice President. “Without these empirical data, the Vice President will be galloping blindly on a redirected anti-drugs drive,” he insisted. “On the supply side, a modern, rights-based drug law enforcement which will focus on big drug lords and syndicates is needed. I look forward to the Vice President acting on these things,” she added.

Source: Philippine Star November 16, 2019 16:00 UTC