Isko Moreno said that presidential aspirants who used illegal drugs may become a drug lord.
ISKO MORENO — The presidential aspirant and incumbent Manila mayor said that presidential aspirants who used illegal drugs may become a drug lord.
On Friday, Moreno said that presidential aspirants who used illegal drugs may end up being a drug lord.
“I cannot speak in behalf of other candidates, I can speak for myself. What is my moral ascendancy to go against drugs if I’m a drug user?” Moreno told reporters in an ambush interview in Laguna. “Baka ako na maging drug lord kasi ako na presidente, ako pa gumagamit, baka ako na maging drug lord.”
The incumbent Manila mayor also warned against the use of power to proliferate illegal drugs or the so-called “narco-politics”, saying “That’s very dangerous.”
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Moreno’s remark came after President Rodrigo Duterte claimed in his speech last Thursday night that one of the presidential aspirants in the 2022 elections was a user of illegal drugs.
The President didn’t mention any name but described the said person as a “weak leader” who has done nothing and was just banking on his father’s name.
“He is a very weak leader ang character niyan…Except for the name. Ang tatay. Pero siya? Anong ginawa niya? He might win hands down, okay,” President Duterte said. “If that’s what the Filipino wants, go ahead. Basta alam ninyo.“
Meanwhile, Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Spokesperson James Jimenez said on Friday that substance abuse wasn’t included among the grounds to disqualify a political candidate who was running in an election.
According to Jimenez, the poll body did try to require political candidates to submit a negative drug test several elections ago but the said move was disapproved by the Supreme Court.
“Substance abuse is not among the disqualifications provided for by law,” Jimenez said. “In any case, the Comelec did try to require candidates to submit a negative drug test several elections ago. The move was disapproved by the Supreme Court.”
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