By
Funny Pearl A. Gajunera
DAVAO
CITY, July 14 (PNA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
is coming out with its list of narco-politicians in the country as part of the
government’s campaign of cleansing government against illegal drugs.
DILG
Secretary Ismael Sueno said the list was under validation by responsible
authorities and targeted for release sometime next week. He said the list would
not only consist of provincial, city and municipal chief executives but also
barangays official linked to illegal drugs.
“The
list will not only be limited to the mayors, it will be everyone in the
government (involved in narco-politics) from mayors down to barangay kagawad,”
Sueno said.
Sueno
told reporters the number of alleged narco-politicians was still changing as
the authorities were verifying their reports.
But
they are expecting the validated list to be complete on or before July 20, five
days before the first State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte,
he said.
The
President even declared that mayors who are linked to drugs would not be given
their choice of chief of police.
“Before
July 20 we can have the list of names of the Local Government officials
involved in drugs,” Sueno said.
Meanwhile,
DILG Undersecretary Catalino Cuy assured the public that the list of
narco-politics and police generals involved in illegal drugs provided to the
President underwent thorough validation. (PNA)
RMA/LCM/FUNNY
PEARL A. GAJUNERA/LDP
