MANILA, Philippines — Aside from the initial five local chief executives who got show-cause orders, seven other mayors and one councilor may also be asked to explain why they got their COVID-19 ahead of those in the priority list, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Friday.
“If the approval of the [officer in charge] comes out today, we’ll have another eight that will be released,” Densing said in an interview over CNN Philippines when asked if the agency will issue more show-cause orders against local executives.
Densing added that the show-cause orders may be issued after it got reports from Malacaang and the media …
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