Duterte hits Aquino for questioning his war on drugs

August 2, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Wednesday former President Benigno Aquino III for questioning the effectiveness of his campaign against illegal drugs.

"PNoy said 'apparently nothing happened'. Try to enter into illegal drugs, I will cut your head, you're a fool. Why did you say nothing happened? You're silly," Duterte said in a speech at the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Quezon City.

He claimed some police generals during Aquino's term were involved in illegal drugs, such as the "aide" of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, and former Gen. Vicente Loot.

Duterte cited the accomplishments of his administration on the war on drugs, including the seizure of illegal drugs.

Aquino, news reports said on Tuesday, said from 1.7 million drug users when he assumed office in 2010, the number went down to 1.3 million during his mid-term before it rose to 1.8 million before he stepped down. Celerina Monte/DMS