PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte, stressing the importance of shielding the youth from the harmful effects of illegal drugs, wants his daughter and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio to continue his advocacy.<\/p>\n
\"Take over,\" the outgoing leader said at an event in Valenzuela City last Sunday.<\/p>\n
\"Ikaw na... Kunin mo 'yang trabaho (You do it. Get the job),\" he said.<\/p>\n
Duterte pointed out that the Department of Education (DepEd), which Duterte-Carpio will soon lead, will play a vital role in ensuring school-aged children will not be influenced to be drug users.<\/p>\n
\"'Yang Department of Education, maraming bata diyan (there are a lot ot children involved). Do not ever allow contamination diyan sa kanila (among them),\" he urged.<\/p>\n
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The President likewise encouraged his daughter to not hesitate in ruling with an iron fist and just \"do it\" if it would mean having a drug-free school system.<\/p>\n
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