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Ronald V. Singson resigned March 1, 2011 as congressman representing the 1st district of Ilocos Sur after his conviction for drug possession in Hong Kong. He is set to serve an 18-month jail term.

Disgraced Filipino lawmaker resigns after HK drug conviction

By Tue, Mar 01, 2011 5:06PM UTC View Comments Ronald V. Singson resigned March 1, 2011 as congressman representing the 1st district of Ilocos Sur after his conviction for drug possession in Hong Kong. He is set to serve an 18-month jail term.

Ronald V. Singson, erstwhile congressman representing the first district of Ilocos Sur, today resigned from the House of Representatives, days after he was convicted by a Hong Kong court of illegal possession of cocaine. Singson, a scion of a powerful political dynasty north of the Philippines, was sentenced to a jail term of 18 months....

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