The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has released the names of barangay (village) executives allegedly involved in illegal drugs. Gen. Aaron Aquino on Monday said the list included 207 names of barangay officials: 90 barangay chairmen and 117 kagawads (councilors). It will not,” Aquino said in a press conference at the PDEA headquarters in Quezon City. The PDEA and other law enforcement agencies are still validating the drug involvement of 274 more barangay officials, Aquino said. /cbbREAD: PDEA set to release barangay drug list Monday

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2018 02:48 UTC