Ex-mayor linked to drugs serving term in Bilibid

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela: The family of former city Mayor Jose ‘Pempe’ Miranda expressed disgust over the inclusion of his name on a list of narco-politicians submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte, saying their patriarch has been detained for two years now at the National Bilibid Prisons (NBP), the national penitentiary, in Muntinlupa City (Metro Manila).

Joseph Miranda, former Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president here, said it is a “mistake” that his father’s name was included in the list.