CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Emily Padilla has warned that she will send to jail an alleged Nueva Ecija fixer rumored to be heading collection of money in exchange for positions in the barangay (village) and Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set for October 23, 2017.

Padilla cited reports that she had received alleging members of a supposedly Duterte presidential campaign group—Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC)—were reported to be extorting P1,000 each from aspirants for village positions in the province.

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