The former vice mayor resigned from his post on December 25 last year, months after he and his brother-in-law lawyer Manases Carpio, Sara’s husband, were dragged into the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth of shabu (meth) from China that arrived via the Manila International Container in Tondo, Manila on May 16, 2017.
He and his brother-in-law were tagged as members of the so-called Davao Group that was reportedly behind the smuggling. Both appeared in a Senate probe on September 7, 2017 where they denied the allegation.[]
Mayor Duterte revealed she has chosen her running mate but did not give a name saying they have yet to finalize the lineup.[]
