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Anti-illegal drugs panel welcomes Robredo as co-chair: PDEA chief

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lpiJA7nORQk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The government&#x27;s anti-illegal drugs committee welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo&#x27;s decision to serve as its co-chairperson, its chief Aaron Aquino said Wednesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/06/19/robredo-accepts-duterte-challenge-to-co-chair-committee-on-anti-illegal-drugs">&#x27;Handa ba kayo?&#x27;: Robredo accepts Duterte challenge to lead inter-agency committee vs illegal drugs</a></li></ul><p>Aquino said all members of the inter-agency committee on anti-illegal drugs (ICAD) were &quot;ecstatic&quot; during their meeting. </p><p>&quot;The members of ICAD are happy and we expect that she will make a call within the week and hopefully we can brief her on the accomplishments that were made by ICAD for the past years,&quot; said Aquino, who saw Robredo&#x27;s acceptance in the news.</p><p>Aquino, who also heads the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, earlier said the Vice President could be a &quot;good leader&quot; for the ICAD&#x27;s advocacy and rehabilitation and reintegration clusters.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/05/19/pdea-chair-robredo-can-focus-on-rehabilitation-reintegration-of-drug-users">PDEA chair: Robredo can focus on rehabilitation, reintegration of drug users</a></li></ul><p>&quot;It doesn’t mean if she handles those 2 clusters she doesn&#x27;t have any say on the other 2 clusters that I’m handling. She can put any program or maybe do something for the betterment of our committee,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;As I’ve said to the members of the ICAD, let’s give our full support to the Vice President so that we can finally address the problem on illegal drugs working together.&quot;</p><p>Aquino had said he would support Robredo &quot;100 percent&quot; despite saying earlier that the vice president has &quot;a lot of catching up to do and in the process PDEA is afraid that it will somehow derail its efforts and operations.&quot;</p>

<p>The government's anti-illegal drugs committee welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo's decision to serve as its co-chairperson, its chief Aaron Aquino said Wednesday.</p>

The government's anti-illegal drugs committee welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo's decision to serve as its co-chairperson, its chief Aaron Aquino said Wednesday.