Robredo won't back down from anti-drug op as long as she won't be a distraction

Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday said she will not back down from joining an actual anti-drug operation as long as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) thinks she will not be a distraction in such an operation.

Robredo made the statement when asked if she worries about her security upon accepting the challenge of PDEA chief Aaron Aquino for her to join a drug operation.

“Sa tingin ko ‘yung pag-aya pareho din ‘yun ng pag-aya ni Pangulo. Wala tayong inuurungan na challenge. Pero sa akin ang mahalaga, ano ba ‘yung magiging resulta ng operasyon? Hindi naman ‘yung kung sino man ang nandoon. Pero kung aayain ako, pupunta ako," Robredo told reporters at the 14th Indo-Pacific Conference of the Theosophical Society in Quezon City.

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"Pero ang pinakatanong lang, hindi ba ako makakaistorbo? Kasi ang sa akin, ‘pag merong mga istorbo lalong nako-compromise ‘yung operasyon. Pero kung sa willingness, willing ako kung tingin nila hindi ako makakaistorbo, I would gladly be there," she added.

Robredo met with Aquino and other members of the Inter-Agency Council on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) at the Office of the Vice President on Friday, after she accepted President Rodrigo Duterte's appointment of her as co-chairperson of the body.

"Sa akin, regardless kung may mga nabitawang mga salita against me, dapat i-set aside ko 'yun kasi kailangan kong makipagtulungan sa kanila at ipahayag sa kanila kung saan ako tumatayo. Kasi mahirap na hindi ako makikipagtulungan, kasi 'yun naman ang venue na binigay sa akin," Robredo said.

The Vice President said she reiterated in her meeting with PDEA that they have to work together and set aside their differences to achieve their objective in the fight against illegal drugs. —KG, GMA News