From the Manila Times (Oct 7): Cordillera rebels amass funds from illegal drugs, marijuana

Chief Supt. Benjamin Magalong said that they have yet to receive news that a politician is directly involved with drug syndicates operating in the region. According to Magalong, narco-politics does not exist in the Cordillera Region. However, he said that they have initial reports his office received that the Communists are benefiting from the illegal drug trade.The rebels are receiving around 23 percent of the proceeds of the illegal drug trade in the region, he said. The percentage is payment for revolutionary taxes, he opined....

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