3 South Cotabato elected officials in Pres. Duterte's narco-list

KORONADAL CITY - Three elected officials in South Cotabato are in President Duterte's narco-list and may be named publicly on Monday, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-Soccsksargen) said.In a news conference, Christina Cabatingan, PDEA-12 operations officer, refused to name the officials.She said validation is still on going on the list now in the custody of PDEA nationalThese officials, she said, were either directly or indirectly involved in illegal drug trade in their respective localities. Among local officials in the province, the names now in PDEA list have repeatedly been mentioned in the past or since President Duterte launched all out war against illegal drugs.The officials have also repeatedly denied involvement in illegal drugs.