A village chairman in Pasay City surrendered to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Thursday after learning that his name is in the order of battle of the Philippine National Police (PNP) because of his alleged link to illegal drugs.

Jojo Balais, chairman of Barangay 37, Zone 3, met with Undersecretary Emily Padilla, the department’s Legislative Liaison and Public Affairs chief and lawyer Rehan Lao, spokesperson of the Philippine National Movement for Federalism.

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