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Duterte turns down drug czar post under Marcos gov't: Palace

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="President Rodrigo Duterte interacts with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and son, Ilocos Norte Representative-elect Sandro Marcos, during the inauguration of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte at San Pedro Square, Poblacion District in Davao City on June 19, 2022. Joey Dalumpines, Presidential Photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/06/21/20220619-duterte-vp-sara-inaugration-mnib-15.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte interacts with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and son, Ilocos Norte Representative-elect Sandro Marcos, during the inauguration of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte at San Pedro Square, Poblacion District in Davao City on June 19, 2022.<em> Joey Dalumpines, Presidential Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte has declined serving as the drug czar of his successor President-elect Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr., Malacañang said on Tuesday. </p><p>&quot;The last offer that I saw was to head the, to become the drug czar. Pero tinanggihan niya na iyon eh,&quot; acting Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar said, when asked if the incoming administration had standing offers to Duterte. </p><p>&quot;Iyon ang lumabas sa pahayagan,&quot; he told reporters.</p><p>(The last offer that I saw was to become the drug czar. But he turned it down. That&#x27;s what appeared in the newspapers.) </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/22/if-he-wants-bongbong-ok-if-duterte-becomes-drug-czar">&#x27;If he wants to&#x27;: President-elect Marcos &#x27;open&#x27; in making predecessor Duterte as drug czar</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/28/22/palace-dutertes-drug-war-remains-unprecedented">Palace touts Duterte&#x27;s drug war accomplishments after he admits challenges</a></li></ul><p>Marcos in late May said he was open to including Duterte, the father of his running-mate Vice President-elect Sara Duterte, in his Cabinet as drug czar. </p><p>&quot;We have not talked about it. But I am open to anyone who is able to help in the government so matagal na kaming magkaibigan ni PRRD, noong mayor pa siya long long time ago,&quot; he said. </p><p>(We are longtime friends, even when he was still a mayor.) </p><p>Duterte&#x27;s narcotics crackdown has killed thousands of drug peddlers and users, and is the subject of a probe by the International Criminal Court. The inquiry on alleged crimes against humanity was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/20/21/icc-hold-on-ph-drug-war-probe-part-of-due-process">suspended </a>last year as the tribunal assessed the Philippine government&#x27;s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/24/21/icc-ph-must-provide-info-to-support-probe-deferment-request">deferral request</a>.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2043874" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

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Duterte turns down drug czar post under Marcos gov't: Palace

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 21, 2022 05:50 PM PHT

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Updated June 21, 2022 06:49 PM PHT

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