FactCheck: The video shows Senator Bong Go only proposing the idea of having the former chief executive lead the campaign against illegal drugs. FactsFirstPH
: Former president Rodrigo Duterte has been appointed as the new anti-drug czar to lead the Philippine National Police’s efforts against illegal drugs.The false claim was made in a YouTube video posted by Showbiz Fanaticz with the title “!” The video has 10,000 views and 103 comments as of writing.Contrary to the claim that Duterte has been appointed anti-drug czar, the video shows Senator Bong Go, who served as special assistant to then-president Duterte, merely floating the idea.
During the hearing, Go asked PNP chief Major General Benjamin Acorda Jr. whether appointing the former chief executive to the role would benefit the Marcos administration’s campaign against illegal drugs.Pero kung saka-sakali lang, makakatulong ba kung itatalagang drug czar si dating pangulong Duterte?While not giving a definitive answer, Acorda said that “anything on the campaign against illegal drugs, I will be supportive.
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