League of Cities of the Philippines expresses full support to anti-illegal drugs campaign
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Jan. 13 (PNA) -- The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) has expressed its full support to the tough position of President Rodrigo Duterte against local officials involved in illegal drugs.
Angeles City Mayor and LCP president Edgardo Pamintuan in a statement said that "we, at the LCP leadership, believe that it is totally unacceptable for local officials to be into illegal drugs in any way, as user, protector or dealer."
Pamintuan said that local officials, particularly mayors, should in fact be at the forefront of the war against illegal drugs.
"We subscribe with the President's position that any mayor or local official involved in any activity related to drugs should be dealt with the full force of the law," he said.
Pamintuan also said the LCP will not condone and will even help prosecute any of its members who are into drugs.
He said that those who may be in the President's list should immediately clear themselves or face the consequences that the President has stressed on during his meeting with the mayors.
"We call on all our members to be pro-active in eradicating the menace in their respective areas, even as the LCP commits to implement its own program towards freeing our communities of drugs," he added. (PNA)
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