VOL. 8 ISSUE 207 • THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
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14 DAVAO AREAS ON WATCH LIST
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HE Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 has initially identified 14 election watch list areas (EWA) in the region. Speaking in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps forum at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, PRO 11 regional director Chief Superintendent Wendy G. Rosario said one of the areas being considered is the town of Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. Rosario said during the 43rd meeting of the Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) last January 10, it was discussed that Monkayo would be escalated to category 3 because of the existence of lawless armed groups and possible political rivalry. The RJSCC in the region is headed by Commission on Election (Comelec) 11 along with PRO 11 and the 10th Infantry Division of the Eastern Mindanao Command. The PRO 11 had earlier
defined the categories for EWA. Category 1 are areas where politically motivated violence incidents were reported in the past two elections. These incidents do not include those in which domestic terror groups participated. Category 2 are areas where there are serious armed threats and groups or reports regarding terrorist groups. An area will be declared category 3 if the elements of both categories 1 and 2 are present. Rosario said 10 areas in the region are placed under category 2 while three are placed under category 1. Rosario, however, did not divulge the 13 areas that are part of categories 1 and 2 because the list changes from time to time. He said the RJSCC doubled its efforts to assess all the areas so that security preparations can be made.
Duterte lawyer dares UP student leader: File case
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HE lead counsel of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has belittled the claims made by one of the petitioners that he has received threats and had been bashed in the social media. “Why doesn’t he file a case?” was the curt reply of lawyer Vitaliano Aguirre when asked about reports that University of the Philippines Diliman student coun-
cil president John Paul Delas Nieves had received threats after filing a disqualification case against the popular presidential candidate. Delas Nieves claimed he and his girlfriend had been bashed on social media but Aguirre is unimpressed and found it odd that one who filed the disqualification case has not thought about press-
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