THIRTY percent of the estimated 42,000 villages (barangay) in the country have not activated their anti-drug councils because the leaders themselves were allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, the anti-narcotics chief said on Thursday.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director Aaron Aquino said he has a list of the barangay officials who have not activated their Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) because of their alleged links to drug personalities.
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