President Rodrido Duterte has fired Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo from her post as co-chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo told The Manila Times on Sunday.

According to Panelo, the President cited a number reasons why he sacked Robredo after only three weeks of being the country’s anti-drug czar.

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