MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Tomasito Villarin has “no legal and factual basis” for saying that President Rodrigo Duterte committed an “impeachable offense” for releasing his so-called narcolist, according to Malacañan Palace. ADVERTISEMENTOn Friday, Villarin slammed Duterte’s announcement of names of 46 elected officials allegedly involved in illegal drug trade. READ: DILG files administrative cases vs 46 politicians in ‘narcolist’“The release of their names is nothing more than a release of the names of criminal suspects,” Panelo added. On Thursday, Duterte exposed the names of 46 narco politicians — 35 mayors, seven vice mayors, one provincial board member and three members of the House of Representatives. /atmRELATEDDuterte exposes 46 ‘narco politicians’Duterte names 46 pols on narcolistPNP: Not enough evidence to file criminal raps based on Duterte listRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2019 12:56 UTC