MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has so far filed cases against six barangay officials for supposedly failing to prevent so-called super spreader events in their jurisdictions.
“Sa inyo pong pag-uutos na kasuhan natin ang mga barangay officials, anim po ang nakita natin dito at nakasuhan,” DILG Secretary Eduardo Ao said in a televised meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte aired Monday.
(Pursuant to your directive to file cases against barangay officials, six have so far been charged.)
Ao said the charged officials were linked to separate incidents in the following areas:
Gubat sa Ciudad incident, Brgy. 171, Caloocan Cit…
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