SECRETARY Mel Senen Sarmiento of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said he is ready to face charges reportedly filed against him in connection with a face-off between farmers and the police in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, that led to a violent dispersal earlier this month.
Sarmiento made the statement after concerned groups reportedly filed criminal charges against him, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and ranking local police and military officials before the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao on Monday.
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