Palace to VP Sara: Your father was also present during destruction of drugs
At a press briefing, Castro reminded the Vice President that her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, did the same when he was still the Chief Executive.
Castro showed the media a report, which stated that the former president witnessed the incineration of P7.51 billion worth of dangerous drugs in Cavite in 2020.
On Wednesday, Marcos witnessed the destruction of P9,484,134,038.62 worth of dangerous drugs at the Clean Leaf International Corporation in Capas City. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
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