Barangay, SK bets should take drug test: Albayalde

April 7, 2018

Incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde said candidates for barangay ang Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this year should take a drug test to show people they are not users.

“If I'm running as a barangay official or for any other elected  position, I will volunteer to undergo a drug test if I'm not hiding anything,” Albayalde, current director of the National Capital Region Police Office, said in an interview over dzMM on Friday night.

Albayalde, who is set to succeed Director General Ronald dela Rosa as PNP chief this month, said voters should be wary of candidates who are involved in illegal drugs.

“Our countrymen should be educated on the persons they should vote," he said.

According to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)Director General Aaron Aquino, 289 barangay officials are included in the narcolist of President Rodrigo uterte.

The officials are composed of 143 barangay captains and 146 councilors. Of the number, 207 officials are believed to be still active in the illegal drug trade. DMS