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9,000 barangay chiefs are on Duterte's ‘narco-list,’ DILG undersecretary says

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Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News

MANILA—Nine thousand barangay chiefs are on President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s &quot;narco-list,&quot; an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Saturday.Martin Diño, the department undersecretary for barangay affairs, made the announcement 2 months before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and warned village chiefs, &quot;wala nang forever sa barangay.&quot; &quot;Desidido si president. Hawak niya 9,000 na barangay captains directly involved 9,000 na kapitan. Definitely gagalaw na ang DILG most especially sa issue na &#x27;yan,&quot; he said.Diño, a former barangay captain, said officials linked to drugs will be removed from office.&quot;Hindi lang ilalabas, tatanggalin ko na lang sila, mas gusto kong makasuhan, mabulok sila sa kulungan dahil, unang-una, pinagkatiwalaan sila ng mga tao tapos ganito gagawin nila, magmamalabis sila,&quot; he said.Diño&#x27;s announcement came after Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director Aaron Aquino said there are almost 300 barangay officials linked to illegal drugs.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/08/18/halos-300-barangay-official-nasa-narco-list-posibleng-dumami-pa-pdea">Halos 300 barangay official nasa narco-list, posibleng dumami pa: PDEA</a></li></ul>Diño also warned barangay officials who will fail to submit their respective barangay drug watch-lists by March 21, saying it is mandatory.&quot;Tama ang ating chief of PDEA. Ang mga hindi magsa-submit dito, &#x27;yung mga directly involved. Kailangan within a week mag-submit sila kung hindi sila magsa-submit, warning. On the second week, suspension na. On the third week, subject for removal from office,&quot; he said.All barangay chiefs are also required to submit an inventory of their barangay&#x27;s supplies and equipment so the DILG can monitor their use of public funds, Diño said.

Interior and local-government undersecretary Martin Diño said village chiefs linked to drugs will be removed from office.

Interior and local-government undersecretary Martin Diño said village chiefs linked to drugs will be removed from office.

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9,000 barangay chiefs are on Duterte's ‘narco-list,’ DILG undersecretary says

Angel Movido,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 11, 2018 12:15 AM PHT

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Updated Nov 14, 2018 03:22 AM PHT

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