PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the dismissal of two police officials tagged as protectors of drug lords, Malacañang announced on Monday.
In a news conference, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said Police Director Joel Pagdilao and Chief Supt. Edgardo Tinio deliberately refused to perform their duties that resulted in the proliferation of the illegal drug trade in their jurisdictions.
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