EDGEDAVAO
VOL. 6 ISSUE 175 • FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15-16, 2013
NEWS 11 Police...FFROM 2 them. Police recovered from the possession of Niske the P1,000 marked money and confiscated a big sachet of shabu with street value of P35,000 from Abdurasid and another medium size sachet worth P7,000 from the possession of Abdul. Police said that based on their experience suspected dealers of drugs who are Muslim will protect their boss who will provide a lawyer for them if they are arrested. Three other suspect, Rolex Alien Tiodanco,23,
driver; Eugene Valliente Sanchez , 33, driver, and Richard Tandaan, door installer, 34, all residents of Casilak Bucana were arrested for selling P500 worth of shabu to a police poseur Tuesday along Mt. Mayon St., in front of Old Sampaguita Inn. The three men will be facing charges of selling and possession of illegal drugs. Police found one piece of sachet worth P1,000, one tea bag of shabu worth P15,000 and marked money from them which will serve as evidence in court. [EPC]
saad sa akoa nga tabangan ko unya na reclusion perpetua man nuon ko,” he said. Booc said that he risked his life and family in this case. “Ang akong gipangtudlo dili baya bastabasta kay mga pulis na involved.” He expected the police would not include him in the case as he was the state’s witness. He also said his legal counsel lawyer Manuel Quibod told him that the court may give him a sentence of at least eight years and a maximum of 14 years. However, Judge Fuentes stated in his decision that Booc’s plea of guilty lost significance because the victim himself and the police testified that Booc committed the crime of kidnapping. “There is sufficient evidence, not merely on the guilty plea of the accused, that indeed he committed the crime,” Fuentes stated. Judge Fuentes, how-
ever, denied the respondent’s plea and maintained the sentence of 20 to a maximum of 40 years in prison. “Mag-unsa na lang akong pamilya ani, naa koy upat ka anak kung mapriso ko ug 40 years buhi pa kaya ko ana?”he said. Meanwhile, DCPO director Vicente Danao Jr. said: “Wala na kaming magagawa diyan dahil decision iyan ng korte”. Barroso was successfully rescued after two days by the police. However, the rescue resulted in a shootout that killed PO2 Jaime Telebangko of the Regional Mobile Group (RMG) and a certain Jessie Muit, a former enlisted Philippine Army personnel. Meanwhile, the court trial of other accused gang members identified as PO2 Michael Sanz, Angelito Froilan, Wendel Asentista and Petronio Ali who are all detained, will continue. [EPC]
“Kung meron pong pumupuna, tinatanggap natin ang kanilang pagpuna, ‘di natin itinatanggi na maaaring nagkaroon ng pagkukulang pero ito ay bunga na rin ng severe constraints [We accept the criticisms. We do not deny that we have shortcomings but this is also due to severe constraints],” Coloma said. The Cabinet official defended the government and said it prepared days ahead of “Yolanda’s” landfall. “We are prepared for all possible eventualities, including storm surge was anticipated by the government. The warning and alert system were extensive,” he said. All Cabinet officials were given their own respective assignments, Coloma said, as President Benigno S. Aquino III contin-
ues to be the one in charge of the entire disaster operations. “Patuloy na naka-focus ang Pangulo sa pag-direct ng operations through the Cabinet and through the NDRRMC structure. Naka-focus sa pagbabalik sa normalcy sa lahat ng pasilidad at pinaghahandaan na din ang transition to rehabilitation. [The president is focused on directing operations through the Cabinet and through the NDRRMC. We are focused on restoring normalcy and we are preparing for the transition to rehabilitation efforts],” he said. The national government took over the lead in disaster-stricken areas as local governments, which are usually the first responders in times of disasters, have been decimated and unable to perform their duties. [PNA]
Court...FFROM 4 ROAD MENACE. A “payong-payong” cab recklessly crosses a highway along Panacan in Davao City yesterday unmindful of the risk of being hit by traversing ten-wheeler trucks and other vehicles. Lean Daval Jr.
List of erring...FFROM 1 The councillor feels that he is obliging DOH and Cenro to closely supervise the establishments, and apply the corresponding administrative or criminal action. “If their investigation finds that there is a violation of the law or ordinance, then, they [DOH and Cenro] should recommend corrective action,”
Dayanghirang said. Avila said his privilege speech, that malpractice is a violation of the city ordinance on solid waste management and of Republic Act 8749 or the Clean Air Act and Republic Act 9275 or the Clean Water Act. Avila showed photos of yellow bags containing infectious medical wastes
mixed with the city’s general wastes. There were also photos of medical wastes, like syringe and hand gloves mixed with general waste and transported by one of the city’s garbage trucks without the necessary permit to do so. The data bared that only 14 percent of the total infectious wastes are currently collected for proper trans-
port and disposal while the other 86 percent went with the general wastes, noting that the city produces a total of 40 tons of medical wastes per month. He also said that they will be conducting a committee hearing right after Cenro and DOH come up with the names of the hospitals, clinic, and medical hospitals.
President Jejomar Binay, thru the National Housing Authority, will be occupied by families who were affected by the Typhoon Pablo in December 2012. Each family will need to shell out a monthly amortization of P300 for the fully-furnished unit. He said that this is part of their effort to at least lessen the number of informal settlers in the city which shares 4.1 percent of the total 334,473 households in 2010 based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) of the National Statistics Office.
He described informal settlers as those who occupy lots rent-free but without consent of the lot owner. In Davao, the concentration of informal settlers can be found in the Second District. Rigor added that the number of informal sectors has been increasing since 2010 because of urbanization and it is feared this cause a hindrance in the development of the city. He said that there are businessmen who cannot proceed with their construction because of settlers occupying the place.
“We want them to realize na we are giving this opportunity for them to stop the trend of being an informal settler,” he added. Aside from the housing, they have also talked with the City Agriculturist Office and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for a possible sustainable livelihood at the relocation site in Los Amigos. “One of the reasons talaga nganong mubalik sila, wala’y livelihood sa girelocate-tan nila, mao ng kadalasang ilang claim,” he said, adding that they are
looking at an area owned by the city government in Lasang to be developed as the next relocation site, but they still need funding. “As of now, puno na ung ibang relocation sites natin at konti na lang yung nasa Los Amigos,” he said. Other relocation sites are Panacan Relocation-A, Mintal Relocation & Phases 1,2,3; Tibungco Relocation and Phases 1 & 2, Tigatto, Buhangin Relocation, Catalunan Grande Relocation, Malagamot Relocation, PPA Mahayag-A and Marapangi, Toril-A.
The construction worker was also rushed to the MediQuest Hospital and was later transferred to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). Police recovered three empty shells of the pistol used in the shooting. Tiangui, the gunman, escaped after the incident and is
now being hunted by the police. Police Insp. Joel M. Migullaf, head of the Toril police station investigation unit, said the lawmen are coordinating with Kagawad Tiangui and Sirawan barangay captain Madjib Lumpapac for the possible surrender of the younger Tiangui.
Meanwhile, Toril police investigators are considering the filing of charges of physical injuries and malicious mischief against Iglesia who is still detained in the Toril police station. Chief Insp. Angel Sumagaysay, Toril station chief, called on the rela-
tives of Iglesia to come to the station and claim the mentally-challenged man and bring him home. He said relatives should take care of their mental patients and not allow them to roam around, especially if they have a tendency to be violent.
pics, Hulagway sa Dabaw, Handuraw sa Himaya, Pasko Fiesta sa Lumad, Pasko sa Roxas, Pasko
Fiesta sa mga bata, Libro sa Pasko, Christmas Shopping, Nine Mornings, Pasko Fiesta sa People’s
Park, and competitions: Panaygon, Rondalsayaw, Tugsayawit, and Parol ug Paskong Kahoy Display
Showcase and Pasko Fiesta sa Rizal and Magsaysay Park and the well-known Lamdag Parada.
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