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PROCLAMATION. YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association)-Davao election committee chair Pablo Gonzales (center) with members, Atty. Honesto Cabarroguis (extreme left) and Artemio R. Romero (extreme right) proclaims
Villa-Abrille tops YMCA elections
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AWYER Leoncio “Nonoy” P. Villa-Abrille , a national leader of the Jaycees Senate, Rotary international and Ambassador Club international, topped the election of directors of the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) of Davao during the association’s 41st annual corporate meeting at the YMCA multi-purpose hall last Saturday. Villa-Abrille is a member of the current board of directors and officers whose incumbent president (for two years now) is lawyer Antonio “ony”
B. Partoza Jr. others who made it to the board aside from Villa-Abrille, were Partoza, lawyer Ricardo V. Villegas, Jose B. Custodio, retired Regional Trial Court judge Jose B. Lopez and Edge Davao editor Antonio M. Ajero. Buddy Mark C. Salonga won as youth director. The elected directors were proclaimed by Director Pablo R. Gonzales Jr., election committee chairman. The newly elected and reelected members of the board and incumbent
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the newly elected directors, Edge Davao editor Antonio Ajero, Atty. Ricardo Villegas, Atty. Leoncio Villa-Abrille and Atty. Antonio B. Partoza Jr. Elected but not in photo are realtor Jose B. Custodio, retired Judge Jose Lopez and Youth
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Director Buddy Mark Salonga. Photos at right show Comelec chair Gonzales assisted by Commissioner Romero and YMCA Davao General Secretary Sylvia Piedad, starts the tabulation of the votes cast.
3 solons’ P210-M PDAF not included in P1.6-B bonanza By Antonio M. Ajero
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HE P70-million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of each representative of the House is not yet included in the P1.6-billion infrastructure funds set aside for the three congressional districts of Davao City in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) of Fiscal Year 2013. This was learned from congressman isidro ungab of the 3rd District, who said that he and two oth-
er members of the House representing the three districts will get a combined PDAF of P210 million for projects they have identified for FY 2013. ungab said that the PDAF is not the same with the P1.6 million total infra funds in the GAA that will go to the three districts. of the huge amount, the bulk –P742.7 million, or 46.21 percent, will go to the 3rd District, ungab said. The 2nd district
Surigao del Sur turned in his three other cohorts in Davao City after his apprehension Monday while aboard a stolen gray Toyota innova in Tandag City. The vehicle’s loss was reported Monday dawn by an executive of a banana plantation in the city. De la Rosa said the vehicle was traced by authorities through its global positioning system. He attributed a total of 21 carnapping incidents
to the group, 18 in Davao City and three in Tagum. De la Rosa said the arrests also led to the recovery of five cars comprising one each of Toyota innova, Hyundai Tucson, Honda Fit, Kia Carens and one Toyota Grandia van. ivestigators are looking for the alleged mastermind of the group identified by his cohorts as Ryan Yu alias “Baktin”. De la Rosa said said the group usually operates between 12 mid-
night and 2:00 o’clock in the morning, and have contacts with a car firm since through its leader, they can easily open target vehicles without breaking car doors and windows. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio urges victims of carnapping to cooperate in the filing of charges against the perpetrators even as she congratulated the police for a jobwell-done. PIA 11/Joey Sem G. Dalumpines
pretense of illness. He was escorted by Riu 11 chief Supt. Leonardo Felonia, deputy chief for intelligence insp. Crisente Evangelio and SPo4 Pio Saavedra in his transfer from the Riu 11 detention center at Candelaria, Ecoland, this city to Zamboanga City and from there isabela, Basilan. Taib’s detention at Riu 11 was kept secret until Friday because he was considered a high-profile personality with a P3.3 million reward for his arrest. Task Force Sanglahi, a special group created by PNP chief Gen. Nicanor Bartolome through a
directive from President Benigno Simeon Aquino iii, composed of Riu 11, PNP Special Action Force, and Philippine Air Force and in coordination with the Palimbang municipal police Station mounted an operation at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday that resulted to Taib’s arrest in front of Wal Primary School, Barangay Wal, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. The arrest was by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Leo Jay Principe of the Regional Trial Court Branches 1 and 8 in isabela, Basilan for kidnapping and serious illegal detention. The case stemmed from
an incident that happened sometime in 2001 when Taib reportedly led the Abu Sayyaf group to kidnap and detain employees of Golden Harvest Plantation in Lantawan, Basilan. Sources said the victims were later beheaded, but authorities have yet to confirm this. other reports showed that Taib also participated in a series of bombing incidents in Mindanao and the National Capital Region. Taib reportedly disguised himself as a volunteer teacher and an encyclopedia sales representative that set him up to be at the school premises when he was arrested. [ASA]
represented by congresswoman Mylene Garcia will get a share of P527.7 million, or 32.83 percent, while the 1st district of Rep. Karlo Nograles will have a share of P336.6m million, or 20.94 percent. “Aside from our districts’ GAA share and our PDAF, congressmen can also access to other sources of funds in the national government, through the various departments like the departments of health,
agriculture, agrarian reform, education,TESDA, social welfare and development,” ungab told Edge Davao. “We can also get funding assistance from institutions and governments abroad, if they are convinced of our project proposals like solar power development, providing of water systems in communities not reached by the water district, computer units, among others,” Rep. Garcia added.
Police dismantle carnap group Man arrested
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HE Davao City Police office announced the dismantling of a carnapping group that had been operating in the city since November 2011 following the recent arrest of its four members. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, DCPo director said arrested were Hermie Tahom, Eddie Lopez, Jerry Paulino and Diego Macatimpag. Tahom of Tandag City,
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Abu Sayyaf leader fakes collapse in police custody to avoid transfer
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HiLE his family members were crying, an alleged leader of the notorious terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group who was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat faked a collapse as members of the Regional intelligence unit 11 of the Philippine National Police-intelligence Group were about to take him aboard a van that was supposed to take him to the Davao international Airport Friday morning. But Basal Taib, alias kumander Gonggong Sali or Jalil Adjal, was forced to board the vehicle where soon enough dropped all
‘stealing’ flag
By Anthony S. Allada
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ECuRiTY personnel of the city government arrested a call center agent for allededly trying to steal a Philippine flag from the Davao City hall Friday dawn. But when 23-year-old Markxell inabiogan was brought to the nearby San Pedro police station, he said he had no intention of stealing the flag. “i just do not want the flag to get wet by the rain,” he told the police. However, retired policeman Anahaw, team leader of the city hall security team, inabiogan
was not authorized to lower the flag. The flag retreat, he said, is done every Friday afternoon. inabiogan was caught by security guards while lowering the flag from its pole. Security staff made the arrest on suspicion the suspect would replace it with something else. inabiogan is facing a theft charge even as authorities are still looking into other possible violations that he made with regards to the handling of the Philippine Flag. [ASA]
Davao City groups agree on alliance vs cybercrime law
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ARiouS groups opposing Republic Act (RA) 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act have agreed to form a citywide alliance against the controversial law. in a meeting Thursday in Davao City, they agreed to unify their initiatives to combat the cybercrime law through the alliance that they will soon launch. “it is better to have a unified stand to call for either the amendment or repeal of the law,” lawyer Carlos isagani Zarate, of the union of People’s
Lawyers in Mindanao and the second nominee of Bayan Muna partylist, told reporters. He said both the traditional and the new media, including bloggers, media practitioners and ordinary internet users, should be united because “the issue cuts across ideological lines.” “Everybody is affected,” Zarate added. He asked people not go easy on their campaign simply because a 120-day temporary restraining or-
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