FILE PHOTO: A handcuffed man. Reuters / Omar Sobhani
Candidates for the May barangay elections who are on the drugs watch list of The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are likely to face criminal and administrative charges.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya said Wednesday, that DILG office- in-charge Eduardo Año has already ordered the filing of charges.
Malaya said charges are also being prepared against local officials who failed to organize a Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) in their respective areas.
“Undersecretary Martin Diño and Assistant Secretary Archie Echiveri are the ones in charge of determining who these barangay officials who will be charged are,” Malaya said during a press briefing at the DILG-National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) office. — UNTV News & Rescue
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