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VP Leni makikipagpulong sa US Embassy kaugnay ng drug war

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 09:40 PM

Makikipagpulong sa Miyerkoles si Vice President Leni Robredo sa mga opisyal ng US Embassy kaugnay ng kampanya kontra ilegal na droga.  Read more »

VP Leni to meet with US Embassy officials on anti-drug campaign

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 08:08 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo is set to meet officials from the United States Embassy in Manila on Wednesday to discuss possible American assistance in the country's campaign against narcotics following her appointment as co-chair of government's anti-drug body.  Read more »

Palace backs Locsin's call to deny rights advocate entry to PH over drug war criticism

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 08:39 PM

Malacañang agreed with Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr's statement that human rights advocate Phelim Kline should be barred from the Philippines if he tries to enter the country to advise Vice President Leni Robredo on the drug war. Read more »

Leni counts on strength as a mother in handling anti-drug appointment

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 09:25 PM

MANILA- Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said part of why she accepted the President’s offer for her to lead the anti-drug campaign was her role as a mother, shooting back at detractors who belittled her abilities as a woman.  Read more »

Community-based rehab more effective vs drug problem: group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 10:13 AM

A community-based rehabilitation approach is more effective in addressing the country's drug problem, a drug rehabilitation alliance said Tuesday.   Read more »

Dela Rosa on Robredo joining drug raids: 'You should be at the forefront'

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Updated as of Nov 12 03:18 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa backed Tuesday a proposal for Vice President Leni Robredo to join anti-narcotics raids so she could get a better understanding of the war on drugs.  Read more »

The ANC Brief: A break, a leave or a rest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 04:00 AM

The health of President Rodrigo Duterte is in sharp focus. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

OPINION: VP Leni must watch her back

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Nov 11 11:40 PM

Sen. Ping Lacson was reported to have warned VP Leni Robredo to “watch her back all the time” as there are a lot of characters in this world she entered”.” True, even those who profess “full support” for her. Read more »

VP Leni makikipagtulungan sa Amerika para maputol ang drug supply sa PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 07:50 PM

Pangunahing misyon ni Leni Robredo sa Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs na putulin ang supply ng droga, katuwang ang Amerika. Read more »

UN body, Robredo meet over new VP-led anti-drug campaign

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 05:57 PM

MANILA—Vice President Leni Robredo sat down Monday with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as she moved to shift the government’s bloody drug war to one adopting best practices while avoiding mistakes committed in other countries. Read more »

Cayetano says Robredo 'all talk' as drug war co-chair

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Posted at Nov 11 04:07 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo's work as co-chair of government's anti-narcotics drive has so far been "all talk," House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Monday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Another budget impasse?

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Posted at Nov 11 04:00 AM

Will we see another delay in the budget? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today:   Read more »

Robredo on Cabinet meetings: I’ll go if I’m invited

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 01:57 AM

The Vice President says the status quo remains until Malacañang says otherwise. Read more »

Robredo open to US, UN ‘perspective’ in campaign vs illegal drugs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 12:08 AM

Robredo on Saturday said she will meet with officials from the US Embassy and the United Nations to get different "information and perspective" on the country's drug war. Read more »

Robredo on anti-drug operations: Body cams on police ‘indispensable’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 06:50 PM

Robredo said she will join anti-drug operations after national drug enforcement chief Gen. Aaron Aquino challenged her to join "actual" drug busts. Read more »

Robredo tututok sa pagtugis sa drug suppliers bilang ICAD co-chair: Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 07:36 PM

Planong ilihis ni Vice President Leni Robredo ang direksiyon ng "war on drugs" ng administrasyon para matugis naman ang mga supplier ng ilegal na droga, ayon sa isang senador nitong Sabado. Read more »

Robredo to shift drug war focus to ‘supply constriction’: Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:26 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed to shift the drug war’s focus on “supply constriction” to target big-time drug lords instead of street peddlers, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Saturday, a day after the second-in-command sought his advice. Read more »

Malacañang urges public to give Robredo 'wide latitude' in drug war

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 02:02 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Saturday urged the public to give Vice President Leni Robredo a "wide latitude" to pursue her own policies as newly-appointed co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). Read more »

Robredo seeks end to senseless drug war killings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 12:43 AM

But Robredo's co-chair, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino doesn't see any need yet for changes in the government's war on drugs. Read more »

Robredo open to UN probe if PH fails to punish drug war abuses

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:29 AM

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) may step in but only if Philippine authorities failed to investigate and punish alleged abuses in the country’s drug war, Vice President Leni Robredo said Friday.   Read more »