{"id":145695,"date":"2018-01-12T02:09:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T07:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=145695"},"modified":"2018-01-12T02:09:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T07:09:36","slug":"nothing-wrong-with-dilg-drug-list-directive-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/12\/nothing-wrong-with-dilg-drug-list-directive-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing wrong with DILG ‘drug list’ directive: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (PCOO PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said there is nothing wrong with the directive of Department of the Interior and Local Government\u00a0(DILG) Undersecretary Martin Di\u00f1o for barangay officials to submit a list of suspected drug pushers and criminals in their respective areas.<\/p>\n

Roque made this reaction amid concerns that the list would be used by the barangay officials to implicate their political rivals in illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely nothing wrong for as long as it would entail an investigation to verify information,\u201d Roque said during a Palace press briefing.<\/p>\n

Di\u00f1o, a newly-designated DILG undersecretary, has clarified in a television interview Thursday morning that the list will go through strict verification process.<\/p>\n

Roque said it is not enough that the communities in the country\u2019s more than 42,000 barangays have knowledge about the drug suspects.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt always begins with an investigation. People should know by way of general reputation who are involved in drugs. I think community knows but it\u2019s not enough for anything. You have to investigate on the basis of these leads,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Roque, a lawyer by profession, said the DILG is just doing its job since it has jurisdiction over local government, including barangays all over the country.<\/p>\n

He said Di\u00f1o can also look into the previous statement of President Rodrigo Duterte that at least 40 percent of barangay executives are involved in illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps that\u2019s another lead that Usec. Di\u00f1o should pursue, the already existing data bank that we have,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

More than one million drug users and pushers have already surrendered since Duterte administration started its massive anti-drug campaign in the middle of 2016.<\/p>\n

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