The village chief of Barangay Ermita in Cebu City and members of his council were accused before the Office of the Ombudsman for refusing to cooperate with operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during a raid on drug dens in their area.

PDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña identified the village officials as Barangay Chairman Felicisimo Rupinta; and Councilmen Marky Rizaldy Miral, Antonieto Flores, Ryan Jay Rosas, Alio Tamundo, Domingo Ando, Maria Buanghug and Wilbert Flores.

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