Philippine Mayor Accused of Drug Ties by Duterte Dies in Police Raid
The raids on Sunday came just days after Mr. Duterte, in his annual speech to Congress, pledged to continue his bloody crackdown on
drugs, which has left thousands of people dead at the hands of police officers or vigilantes since he took office last summer.
Reynaldo Parojinog, the mayor of Ozamiz in the southern Philippines, died in a firefight at his home after his security personnel shot at drug enforcement officers, who had come to arrest him
and three members of his family, according to the Philippine National Police.
By FELIPE VILLAMORJULY 30, 2017
MANILA — A mayor who had been accused by President Rodrigo Duterte of involvement in drug trafficking was killed along with his wife
and 10 other people in coordinated police raids early Sunday, the authorities said.
His wife, Susan Parojinog, and five other people were also killed,
and a second raid at another house owned by the family left five more people dead, the police said.
Mr. Parojinog and his daughter were among more than 150 Philippine officials, including mayors, judges
and police officers, who Mr. Duterte accused of being involved with illegal narcotics in a televised speech last August.
Mr. Parojinog’s daughter, Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez, the deputy mayor of Ozamiz, was
among "scores" of people arrested, said Ernesto Abella, a spokesman for Mr. Duterte.
