filbet Marcos pardons Mabilog who was linked to illegal drugs by Duterte

FILE PHOTO: Malacañang confirms that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. granted executive clemency – presidential pardon, to be exact – to former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who was linked to the illegal drug trade by former President Rodrigo Duterte. INQUIRER/Grig C. Montegrande

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pardoned former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who was linked to the drug trade by the Duterte administration.

In a Viber message to reporters Monday, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed reports that Marcos granted executive clemency—presidential pardon, to be exact—to Mabilog.

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“Yes, that’s true,” Bersamin replied when asked about the matter.

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Former President Rodrigo Duterte had accused Mabilog of being involved in the illegal drug trade.

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Fearing for his life, Mabilog left the country in August 2017 to attend a conference in Japan, but he and his family have not returned since.

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Mabilog only returned to the Philippines on September 10, 2024, under the new administration, to clear his name as he was included in the Duterte administration’s drug watchlist, although no charges were ever filed against him regarding illegal drugs.

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Mabilog is facing graft charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly meddling with the awarding of a government contract to a towing services firm in which he and former Iloilo City Councilor Plaridel Nava II supposedly have a vested interest.

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Nava is also included in the charge sheet.

The two Iloilo officials purportedly signed a memorandum of agreement with 3L Towing Services in 2015, allowing the firm to clamp and tow illegally parked vehicles in the city without undergoing the competitive processes required under Republic Act 6957.

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Both were also accused of issuing business and mayor’s permits to 3L Towing Servicesfilbet, despite the owner not applying for such permits.

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