The Duterte administration has dismissed or suspended some 300 local government executives for various wrongdoings, ranging from corruption to abuse of power, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año. Of this number, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sacked 100 local executives in 2018 alone, Año said during the launch of the department’s “Bantay Korapsyon (Corruption Watch)” campaign at Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTThe DILG, he said, is working double time to wipe the slate clean of corrupt candidates in time for next year’s local elections. The DILG, Densing said, would draw up a list of provincial, city and municipal government officials accused of using or trading drugs. Año said they might even include local officials who were facing corruption charges in the narcolist.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 21:33 UTC