MANILA: The vice-president of the Philippines has accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a lead role in his brutal war on drugs, even though she expects that her political rival’s administration will try to thwart her progress.
The appointment follows repeated criticism by Leni Robredo, which angered Duterte, whose drugs crackdown has killed thousands and prompted activists to call for international intervention.
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