A TOWN councilor from Maguindanao has been re-arrested in Davao City for illegal drugs, but it remains unclear why she was out of jail after she was first arrested for the same offense in Cotabato City in February. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Davao Region office, in a statement, said Fatima D. Baliwan was nabbed together with her son Noroddin and another woman inside a posh village in Davao. Authorities also seized P600,000 worth of the illegal drug shabu,(methamphetamine), a vehicle, and cellular phone. Ms. Baliwan, is president of the Association of Barangay Councils in Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao, making her a member of the town’s council. The PDEA report said the mother and son Baliwan were arrested on Feb. 9 this year in Cotabato City with P125,000 worth of shabu in their possession. — Carmelito Q. Francisco

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