Mindanao Daily NEWS
Volume II, No. 127
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Monday
November 11, 2013
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northmin . westmin . caraga . davao Your Mindanao-wide Community Newspaper
Davao gears for Nov. 13 protests
Netizens call Napoles ‘Amnesia Girl’ in Senate hearing By Tyrone A. Velez of Davao Today
DAVAO City––Calling her “Pork Barrel Queen” and “My Amnesia Girl”, netizens let out their anger in social media after Janet Napoles By JOHN RIZLE SALIGUMBA dodges questions in Thursday’s Senate Blue Ribbon of Davao Today Committee hearing on her DAVAO City––Pub- alleged involvement in the lic transport here are pork barrel scam. Appearing in public for geared for a city-wide the first time since her arrest strike on Wednes- in September, Napoles came day, November 13, to in a bullet-proof vest and call for the abolition was without her lawyers. of the government’s In her answers, she parries off inquiries and appeals to pork barrel system reveal information on her and excessive taxes business and involvement that transport lead- in the alleged misuse of funds amounting to ers said have bur- public P 25 billion over ten years. dened drivers and Instead, senators and the the public. public watching the hearing SEE FULL STORY/p.10 on television heard repeated
Alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles points her index finger as if she’s thinking something in this undated file photo posted by inquirer.net on its website. photo credit: newsinfo.inquirer.net
answers such as “Di ko matandaan (I can’t remember)” or “I invoke my right against self-incrimination” to questions from senators ranging from her business and NGOs, properties and family members. See HEARING/p.11
FLOOD MONITOR. Residents watch to see if the flood waters will rise in Kabulig River in Jasaan town in Misamis Oriental on Friday, November 8. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
CSC voids appointments of 46 Gensan city officials, employees GENERAL Santos City–– The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has recalled the appointments of 46 officials and employees of the city government who were hired several weeks before the May elections. Lawyer Arnel Zapatos, city administrator, said Friday the CSC issued a resolution earlier this week revoking the appointments to regular or permanent positions of the 46 workers due to violations of various civil service regulations. He said the CSC’s decision was based on the mandatory review it conducted on the appointments. Zapatos said the recalled officials and employees were appointed by former city
See voids/p.11
Bulatlat perspective
Enough of the special treatment for Napoles By BENJIE OLIVEROS of Bulatlat.com
THE much-awaited testimony of Janet Lim-Napoles, suspected conduit in the pork barrel scam involving at least P10 billion ($232.5 million), before the Senate began today November 7. The Philippine National Police reportedly spent P150,000 ( $3.5 thousand) for her security. The government sent two lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office to assist her. And what happened? Nothing. The testimony, or the lack of it, of Napoles reminds us of what former Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano did during the congressional hearings on the “Hello Garci” election fraud scandal. Napoles, and Garcillano then, simply denied everything under oath. See ENOUGH/p.11
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