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Volume VII, No. 241
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Comelec: Preps for May barangay polls to continue T h e C ommissi on on Elections (Comelec) will continue to prepare for the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) despite moves to postpone it anew. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez on Tuesday reiterated that a law must be passed for the May polls to be moved again, noting that the recent decision of the House of Representatives to postpone the BSKE is part of the process. “The Comelec is taking this development in stride. As with previous postponements, the Comelec maintains that a law is needed to reschedule the #BSKE2018; the House Suffrage Committee vote, as significant as it undoubtedly is, is merely the first step in the legislative process,” Jimenez said. At the same time, he said he is convinced that the May polls would push through based on several
factors. “The Comelec takes note of other factors in play: the imminent recess of Congress; the statements on record of various Senators, to the effect that they are either not in favor of postponement or are unsure of whether such a move remains doable in the time remaining before Congress goes on recess; and the statement of Secretary Harry Roque that the President himself is in favor of holding the #BSKE2018 as scheduled,” Jimenez said. “In light of these considerations, the Comelec will continue with its preparations for the conduct of the May 14, 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections,” he added. Meanwhile, the Comelec Employees Union (Comelec-EU) expressed concern over the series of election postponements since 2016. See polls, page 11
Harvesting rice in Davao. MindaNews
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6 local govt units Cop killed in yield 400 firearms freak accident By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
By Bong S. Sarmiento MindaNews
AROUND 400 firearms, some with expired licenses, are owned by six local government units (LGUs) in Sultan Kudarat province, an official said. Chief Superintendent Marcelo Morales, Police Regional Office -12 director, said the LGUs surrendered the firearms in batches. “We will issue a receipt or certification to the local chief executives that their (LGU-owned) firearms are See yield, page 11
CAGAYAN de Oro City-A police officer assigned to this city accidentally shot himself to death late Tuesday. Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (C ocpo) spokesperson Senior Insp. Mardi Hortillosa identified the victim as PO3 Joseph Marimon. He was assigned at Cocpo’s City Mobile Force Company at the time of his death. The incident occurred Some of the assorted firearms surrendered by six local at 11 p.m. last Tuesday at government units in Sultan Kudarat. Photo courtesy of PRO-12 the City Mobile Force Com-
255 projects in Mindanao worth P2.4b get green light By Antonio L. Colina IV MindaNews
pany’s quarters in Camp Maharlika, Barangay Carmen. Hortillosa said that at the time, fellow police officers heard a loud bang inside the second level I’d Camp Maharlika’s old administrative building which houses the City Mobile Force Company. Upon investigation, they discovered the lifeless body of Marimon, whom Hortillosa listed only as of legal age. A responding forensic team from the regional Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory
TWO hundred fifty-five projects worth P2.44 billion were approved early this month under the Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agriculture Development (MinSAAD), a project of the Department of Agrarian Reform funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Alvin Obrique, MinSAAD agriculture, agribusiness and agroforestry component manager, said in an interview at the sidelines of Kapehan sa Dabaw on Monday that the projects
See accident, page 11
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