Actor comes out to clear name

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – An actor who was included on the drug watchlist of the Barangay Anti- Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) has come out to clear his name.

Senior Superintendent Romeo Caramat, Bulacan police director, said Mariano de leon Regaliza, 57, popularly known as Julio Diaz, went to the Meycauayan police office on Monday.

Diaz told Superintendent Lailene Amparo, Meycauayan police chief, that he used to be a drug user, but stopped after he underwent surgery in April.

Igmedio Lunaria, chairman of Barangay Langka, included Diaz’s name on the list submitted to BADAC.

The government has called on suspected drug personalities to come out to clear their name.