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Espenido denies plan to run for Mayor in Ozamiz By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Controversial Ozamiz City Police Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido belied insinuations that he would run as Mayor of Ozamiz City in the next local election in 2019. Espenido issued the denial amid reports that he has reportedly registered with the Commissions on Elections in Ozamiz City in preparation for the local election in 2019. In a telephone interview Tuesday, Espenido said that he was only joking when he said that he would run for Ozamiz City Mayor in the future. “My mission in Ozamiz City is to get the
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Parojinogs who were reportedly one of the “biggest” drug lords in Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte announced Monday that he would assign Espenido in Ilo- ilo City, a city in a Western Visayas province of Panay, to go after the Ilo-Ilo City Mayor whom Duterte has described as “illegal drug protector.” Espenido said that as a policeman, he served at the wishes of the President, being the Commander-inChief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “As a public servant, I am always bound to the orders of my superior officers,” Espenido said. Espenido led the See denies, page 11
By Antonio L. Colina IV MindaNews
DAVAO City--Members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (MARBAI) in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City called on members of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) to confirm left-leaning Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano. The CA will decide on Controversial Ozamiz City Police Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido. MDN File
Military says Marawi siege over in 2-3 weeks; journalists decry ‘restrictions’ By H. Marcos C. Mordeno
MARAWI City--The already three-month long armed hostilities between government forces and the Islamic State-inspired Maute group will be over in two to three weeks, a military official said Monday. Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez, chief of the Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command, said he expects “normalcy” to return to the city in two to three weeks,
citing the conflict area had been reduced to “400 to 600 square meters”. Galvez said government troops killed five of 10 Maute militants who tried to reinforce their comrades via Lake Lanao on Monday. He said only around 60 Maute gunmen were left and were stepping up use of improvised explosive devices. He said clashes had been confined to areas near the lake.
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But on Tuesday, military planes continued to drop bombs over the downtown area, the scene of heavy fighting since the early days of the siege which enters its 100th day on Wednesday. Galvez admitted that government troops were finding it difficult to fight in an urban setting. In a press conference in Cagayan de Oro City last June 11, he described Marawi as a “rat hole” for the militants.
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RALLY OF SUPPORT. A lone speaker is surrounded by placards at Magsaysay Park, Plaza Divisoria in Cagayan de Oro City as the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) stages a rally in support to the confirmation of Agrarian Secretary Rafael Mariano.
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On Monday, he declared that most of Marawi had been cleared of militants and that they were preparing for the return of the evacuees and reopening of public schools in the city proper. Mindanao State University’s main campus, which sits on a hill overlooking the city, opened classes last August 22 amid heavy security. Army troopers continued to guard the school entrance. Coverage restrictions
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