PO3 Filomeno Toronio, one of the police officers named by Mr. Duterte as among those involved in the illegal drugs trade, died in 2013. “It’s not easy to be included in the list (of) drug watch personalities, in the same way that it is hard for a person to be taken out of that list,” he said. ADVERTISEMENTAndanar said if someone was listed as a drug pusher, the PDEA would have to check and coordinate with different agencies, and conduct an investigation before that person lands on the list. Samuel Gadingan, provincial police chief, told the Inquirer that Toronio died from cardiac arrest while he was assigned to another police unit in Mati City in Davao Oriental province. “The PNP and PDEA have their own vetting process in writing down or including personalities in the drug watch list,” Andanar told reporters during a meet-and-greet with the local media at a hotel here on Monday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 08, 2016 16:41 UTC