News Roundup 06 November 2019
Nov 06, 2019 • 1 min Read
Diokno hopes drug war killings will stop under Robredo | INQUIRER.NET – Lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno sees the appointment of Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Illegal Drugs (ICAD) as an “opportunity to correct” the Duterte administration’s drug war. He said, “Under Vice President Robredo’s leadership, we hope that the killings will stop, and the government will finally take a better approach to the problem of illegal drugs.”
Powers, limits of ‘drug czar’ position still unclear, Robredo spokesperson points out | PHILSTAR.COM – Although it is still unclear what her powers will be, Vice President Leni Robredo is stepping into the role of ‘drug czar’ to stop killings linked to the government’s “war on drugs”, her spokesperson said Wednesday. Relatively, Robredo’s letter to the Office of the President says that she is accepting the designation “to lead the Government’s efforts against illegal drugs” but does not mention a specific position.
PCSO to donate P10 million to quake-hit areas in Mindanao | Bulletin Today – Over P10 million was donated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to areas badly devastated by earthquakes in Mindanao. North Cotabato will be receiving P6 million and P100, 000 worth of medicines, while Davao del Sur will get P4 million and P100, 000 worth of medicines.
No administrative raps vs Albayalde – Napolcom | The Manila Times – FORMER Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde won’t be charged administratively for lack of “substantive evidence” on his involvement in the Pampanga drug recycling controversy but 13 of his men will take the rap, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) said on Wednesday.
