Isko Moreno: “Willie and I support the war on drugs of our President Duterte being a candidate.”
ISKO MORENO — Here’s what presidential aspirant and incumbent Manila mayor said after he voluntarily took a drug test at PDEA headquarters in Quezon City.
On Thursday, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that he voluntarily underwent a drug test as a way to show his support for the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
He and his running mate, Dr. Willie Ong, tested “negative” for illegal drugs after voluntarily submitting themselves for drug testing at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) headquarters in Quezon City.
“Ito rin ay isang maliit naming kaparaanan ni Doc Willie na sinusuportahan ang war on drugs ng ating Pangulong Duterte being a candidate,” Domagoso said. “At kung sakali, may awa ang Diyos, sa tulong ninyo, itutuloy natin yung war on drugs.”
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Domagoso added that the public deserved to know if those running for president have the moral ascendancy to fight the menace of illegal drugs.
His statement came after President Rodrigo Duterte had earlier revealed that one of the presidential aspirants in the 2022 elections has allegedly used cocaine.
Meanwhile, Domagoso said that he went to get tested at the PDEA headquarters as it’s the “the proper forum for drug testing”.
“Ito ang tama. Kung lumalaban tayo sa droga, at ang pangunahing agency ay ang PDEA, we should continue to recognize the agency as the proper forum to submit ourselves to drug testing,” Domagoso said.
Manila Bulletin reported that PDEA spokesperson Derrick Arnold Carreon was apologetic for remaining mum in a telephone interview when repeatedly pressed for the drug test results of the political aspirants who were tested by the agency or any state-run laboratories.
Carreon also pointed out that it’s “upon the judgment of the political candidates” if they wished to reveal their drug test results or not.
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