New ICAD Co-chair Signed Acceptance Statement with Blood
The new co-chair of President Rodrigo Duterte’s committee against illegal drugs or ICAD signs his acceptance letter with his own blood.
Dante Jimenez called his assistant to perform the unusual signing. He said the move shows his commitment to his new assignment as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), as ABS-CBN News reported.
“I sign this acceptance with my own blood, to represent the thousands of victims of illegal drugs, and as a manifestation of my commitment to the unrelenting war against this social menace that must be destroyed by all means,” Jimenez said during a press briefing in Malacañang.
Jimenez will replace Vice President Leni Robredo, who has held as ICAD co-chair in just 18 days. While he has yet to clarify his responsibilities as ICAD co-chair, Jimenez already warned police officers and government officials with ties to the narcotics trade.
Meanwhile, many netizens express their various reactions to him. His act earned elicited comments from the online community.
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