News Roundup 08 November 2019
Nov 08, 2019 • 2 min Read
Robredo vows to stop killings in drug war | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said that as the new leader of the government’s campaign against narcotics, “I have no plans to have anybody killed since that is outside the bounds of the rule of law,” but she will pursue with the same vigor the crackdown against illegal drugs.
Robredo: Look at drug issue as medical, sociological problem | PHILSTAR.COM – Vice President Leni Robredo met with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Aaron Aquino, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Dangerous Drugs Board chief Catalino Cuy after accepting her role as co-chairperson of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). In a televised interview after their meeting, Robredo said, “I am all for a strong national policy against illegal drugs and I am all for a vigorous anti-drugs campaign.” She further said, “We should also look at it not just using the lens of crimes or criminal justice but also using the lens of health and the fact that addiction is a medical and a sociological problem.”
DOJ grants refugee status to Iranian beauty queen | Manila Bulletin – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has granted refugee status to Iranian beauty queen Bahareh Zare Bahari, who has been staying at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 since October 17. The letter to Bahari dated November 6 and sent by the DOJ’s Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit (RPPSU) reads as “You are hereby informed that you are recognized as a refugee under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol in a decision dated 06 November 2019.”
US backs Robredo in PH drug war | The Manila Times – US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said on Twitter “Congratulations to Vice President @Leni Robredo on her new role as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs.” “We look forward to continuing to work together as #FriendsPartnersAllies to support Philippine government drug demand reduction efforts.”
