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MANILA – The prospect that President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. could appoint President Rodrigo Duterte as his drug czar was welcomed by Malacanang on Friday.

Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan said the Palace sees no problem with Duterte leading the anti-narcotics campaign started by the Marcos government.

In a virtual press conference, Ablan stated, “There is no legal impediment for a former president to assume an executive position in the executive branch.” “Welcome po iyang balita na iyan dahil si President na mismo ang nagsabi na kailangan pa ring tuluy-tuloy po ang laban sa droga.”

The final decision will be made by Duterte, who has stated that he intends to leave politics after his presidency, according to Ablan.

“Now, whether tatanggapin po iyan ni President Duterte, nasa kaniya na po iyan, nasa kaniya na po iyan, nasa kaniya na po iyan, nasa kaniya (it is still up to President Duterte if he would accept the offer). “As far as we know,” he continued, “the President is looking forward to his retirement.”

Marcos said on Thursday that he is open to appointing Duterte as the government’s anti-drug czar, but that he has not yet offered the position to his predecessor.

Duterte had expressed his expectation that his successor would continue his anti-drug campaign.

In a recent address, Duterte stated that he would continue to play a critical role in the war against illegal drugs even after his term ended in order to maintain peace and order in the country, and he urged Marcos to safeguard the country’s youth from the threat.

According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Real Numbers report as of March 2022, a total of 14,888 high-value targets had been captured since the drug war began in July 2016.

During 233,356 anti-drug operations around the country, 336,796 people were detained and 6,241 drug suspects were killed.

Authorities have also seized illegal drugs worth PHP88.83 billion across the country, including PHP76.17 billion in shabu.

A total of 24,766 villages out of 42,045 have been cleaned of illegal substances, with 6,575 proclaimed drug-free and 10,704 remainings.

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