Manila, May 2 -- A former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent's testimony linking President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to illegal drugs is part of a larger effort to discredit and destabilize the current administration, House of Representatives Deputy Majority Leader Rep. Jude Acidre said on Thursday.

Acidre, representative of the Tingog Party-list, even raised doubts about the credibility of former PDEA intelligence officer Jonathan Morales.

"I think it becomes even more clear now na itong mga pangyayaring ito ay kaparte ng isang mas malaki pang (these events are part of a bigger) effort to discredit and destabilize the current administration," he said in a press conference at the House.

In a recent Senate hearing, Morales pr...