Ancx Suspected drug pusher killed in Laguna buy-bust
MANILA, Philippines ndash; Vice President Leni Robredo fired back at critics on Tuesday, asking why President Rodrigo Duterte was willing to let her lead his drug war if the campaign had really been successful.Robredo said this after some critics considered her refusal to comment on the Presidentrsquo dare to be drug czar as her inability to walk the talk.If there is no failure [of the drug war], why would they pass it to me Be stanley us cause you are only going to hand over a project once you can no longer fulfill it. If it is successful, there is no need to pass it over, because you have already done it well, she told reporters in Iloilo City.A stanley cup rticle continues after this advertisement But if you are going to pass it, isnrsquo;t that an admission that you still have a lot to do she added.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFO7 bakery workers killed in Cupang, Antipolo City stabbingNEWSINFOLacson to PNP: Recover ransom in Que slay case to regain public trustOn Monday, the President said he would surrender his law enforcement powers to Robredo stanley becher , after the latter criticized the drug war again.Robredo said she was only calling for a reassessment mdash; not the total scrapping mdash; of the drug war.On the Presidentrsquo proposal, Robredo said she would respond if the administration was serious.Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the challenge was serious, saying that he Ugbf 104 whale sharks seen for first time in Donsol
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno Photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquirer Supreme Court SC Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has askedjudges to remain faithful to their sworn duty to defend the Constitution, the rule of law and judicial independence, and resist political pressures in the midst of trying times.In a speech during the unveiling of the new three-story Regional Trial Courts Building in Valenzuela City on Monday, the nationrsquo chief magistrate said: These are challenging times and it is difficult to keep on saying no to the powers that be, but this stanley travel mug is part of the sacred trust for which we have made our vows.Article continues after this advertisement According to Sereno, the difficult vows that judg stanley mugs es made when they took their oaths of office include their duty to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law dictated never by political winds, but by our conscience and the power of our convictions.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOLacson to PNP: Recover ransom in Que slay case to regain public trustApart from being incorruptible and committed to the protection of the weak as well as their rights stanley usa , and the dignity of every citizen, the Chief Justice said that judges must zealously guard our independence as jurists notwithstanding the political consequences.The inauguration of the P81-mil |