Malacañang on Tuesday assured the public the government would go after barangay (village) officials taking advantage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s six-month closure order on Boracay Island and extorting money from local businesses.
Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the assurance after Sen. Panfilo Lacson over the weekend accused village officials in Boracay of extortion by through an overpriced identification (ID) system.
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