ILOILO CITY — Former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who was previously accused of involvement in the illegal drug trade by former president Rodrigo Duterte, has returned to the Philippines after seven years of self-imposed exile in the United States.

Mabilog's surprising return to the country on Tuesday was confirmed by his legal counsel Jeric Jucaban.

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