0The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down the resignation of one of the four active judges linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drug trade. However, the 15-man tribunal refused to accept the resignation because Dagala was already under investigation for other irregularities before his name was mentioned by the President. Dagala is one of the four active judges being investigated by the high court in connection with the illegal drug trade. Te also announced that an unnamed judge being probed by the high court for links to illegal drugs had been suspended. The unidentified judge is not on the list read by Duterte on August 7 in Davao City, Te said.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2016 15:22 UTC