Barangay officials get ultimatum

BARANGAY executives in Manila who Estrada on Sunday to voluntarily turn themselves in.

According to Police Senior Supt. Marcelino Pedrozo, deputy director for operations of the Manila Police District (MPD), the mayor had the names of the 10 incumbent baran to identify them, only hinting that they were from barangays in Malate, Tondo and Sampaloc.

He also turned down queries if they were barangay chairmen or village councilors ( kagawad). “Angginagawanamin,binibigyansilangbabalanakapaghindi sila tumigil sa kanilang gawain ay gagawanatalagakamingkaukulangaksyondahilsautosngating mayor (We warned them to stop their activities or we will take action as directed by the mayor)” Pedrozo said.

He said Estrada’s instructions

Pedrozo said the mayor’s ultimatum has netted good results as one of them, Barangay 758, Zone 82 Barangay Chairman Leticia Yang personally reported to the mayor that her son, an incumbent barangay councilor, is a drug pusher and user.

Estrada has directed the MPD anti-drug operations unit to focus - pected of having links with drug rings or who were using drugs.

have until Wednesday to submit a list of known drug pushers and users in their area.

by the police before conducting operations to arrest them.

In March, Estrada led an antiillegal drugs summit to further train barangay personnel in the