MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday denied the claim of lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc that it was preparing a hitlist of suspected leftists.
Undersecretary Bernardo Florece Jr., in a statement, said the claims of Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite on the supposed hit list is “another figment of his imagination.”
“The DILG has its hand full fighting the pandemic for more than a year now that it has no time and energy to engage in his wild schemes,” he said.
Florece also downplayed Gaite’s call for an investigation on a DILG memorandum which ordered its regional director…
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