CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY鈥擨t was doomed from the start.
All the ingredients needed for Vice President Leni Robredo鈥檚 appointment to a key role in the war on drugs to go haywire had been there from day one, according to Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez.
Rodriguez said while sacking Robredo as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Illegal Drugs (ICAD) was 鈥渞ather unfortunate,鈥� it was like a whirlwind marriage headed for divorce from the start.
鈥淧resident Duterte鈥檚 experiment in appointing her was doomed from the start,鈥� Rodriguez said.
He said Robredo鈥檚 political ties and her different approach to fighting the country鈥檚 drug problem may have been the factors that led to her termination as ICAD co-chair barely three weeks after Duterte appointed her to the post.
鈥淭he VP is leader of the opposition, a lawyer and an advocate of human rights,鈥� said Rodriguez.
鈥淗er views on the anti illegal drugs campaign will certainly be diametrically opposed to the current thrusts of the administration,鈥� he added.
The President鈥檚 鈥淎ll Boy鈥檚 Club,鈥� Rodriguez said, 鈥渨as worried, to say the least, of her entry into the picture.鈥�
鈥淭o them her appointment was totally unacceptable. So it鈥檚 now business as usual,鈥� the legislator said.
Police in Central Mindanao said they would continue doing their job in the war on drugs whoever sat as new ICAD co-chair.
Police, said Lt. Col. Mardy Hortilosa, regional police spokesperson, 鈥渨ill respect the decision of higher authorities.鈥�
鈥淭he regional office will continue to work everyday to protect the people,鈥� he said.