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Leni Robredo: Duterte admin not serious in ending drugs, corruption
Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday said she believes the Duterte administration is not serious in its efforts to curb drug prevalence and corruption in the Philippines.
On "The Mangahas Interviews", the vice president cited the government’s seeming lack of resolve to end the problem.
“Para sa akin parang hindi sila seryoso… Apparent naman ‘yung pagkukulang. ‘Yung solution hindi madali pero doable. Pero parang ayaw gawin,” Robredo said of the Duterte administration's campaign against illegal drugs.
“Kasi ‘yung mga ginagawa hindi natin nakikita ‘yung resolve na talagang to put an end to both our drug problem and corruption in the country,” she told journalist Malou Mangahas.
GMA News Online has sought Malacanang's comment on Robredo's remarks.
Robredo submitted recommendations on how to address the drug problem
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“So para sa akin, parati ‘yung question after ako nag-ICAD, ‘yun ‘yung question parati sa isip ko na bakit parang meron akong impression na hindi seryoso na ayusin talaga ‘yung drug problem,” Robredo said.
Robredo said that efforts to address corruption were also lacking, citing the government's lack of transparency.
“‘Yung corruption kasi parang madali lang sabihin na against ako sa any form of corruption, pero ‘yung corrption kasi marami levels na kailangan mo ayusin. Ang number one doon is transparency,” Robredo said.
“And walang any indication na gusto maging transparent. Maraming mga bagay, maraming information na hindi natin alam, maraming mga bagay na walang willingess talaga,” she added.
Robredo said officials who had been accused of corruption had been moved to positions.
“Huge part of an anti-corruption drive is accontability pero nakikita naman natin na maraming implicated na sa corruption na tatanggalin pero ililiipat sa ibang position so parang alam mo ‘yun, ano ‘yung point? Hindi seryoso,” Robredo said.
“Sasabihin parang galit, tatanggalin ko ‘yung taong ito tas after a few months makikita natin nandoon na ulit sa isa. So ano yung mensahe. Hindi seryoso,” she added. -Joahna Lei Casilao/NB, GMA News