Grijaldo alleges House panel chairs pressured him on drug war rewards system

Former Mandaluyong City Police chief Hector Grijaldo alleged that two House committee co-chairs pressured him to confirm a reward system linked to the Duterte administration's war on drugs. He claimed they directed him to affirm details in a supplemental affidavit. Grijaldo stated that during a meeting on October 22, he was instructed by Representatives Dan Fernandez and Benny Abante to confirm the existence of cash rewards for killings, which he denied having knowledge of. He described the encounter as harassment. In response, Fernandez denied Grijaldo's claims, stating they only sought to understand his knowledge of the reward system. He asserted that they did not ask Grijaldo to sign any affidavit.