MANILA, Philippines — For Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao, the government’s fight against the illegal drug trade can still be effective no matter who will sit as top leaders in the next elections, as long as they will continue to implement the current strategies of the Duterte administration.
Ao made this remark when asked if he thinks that the drug war will lose its momentum if President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer be in office. To recall, Duterte earlier said he thinks running for vice president in the 2022 national elections is a “good idea” since he still has not fully accomplished his promises, including ending the illegal drug trade, corruption, and criminality.
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