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Volume VII, No. 290
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May 17, 2018
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PRRD ‘advises’ 2 ass’t secretaries to resign By Antonio L. Colina IV
DAVAO CIT Y (MindaNews) – Two assistant secretaries have been “advised” by President Rodrigo Duterte to resign following allegations of corruption against them, Palace spokesperson Harry Roque told a press briefing in Malacanang Tuesday. Roque said that investigation done by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) showed that Justice Assistant Secretary Moslemen T. Macarambon Sr. and Public Works Assistant Secretary Tingagun A. Umpa were allegedly involved in corrupt acts.
Macarambon, appointed on January 9 last year, reportedly intervened on behalf of suspected smugglers of gold and other precious jewelry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Umpa, appointed as assistant secretary for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Operations and Special Mindanao Projects on January 5 this year, was accused of committing grave abuse of power and corruption when he allegedly asked for “certain percentages” from contractors of government projects in the region. Roque said the President See resign, page 11
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House committees Okayed Bangsamoro Basic Law report
All three House committees tasked to finalize the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) approved on Tuesday the joint committee report on the consolidated BBL measure. The committee on local government, voting 32-3, the committee on Muslim affairs, voting 27-3, and the special committee on peace, unity and reconciliation, voting 27-3, approved the committee report which consolidated House Bill ( HB) 6475 with HBs 92, 6121 and 6263 authored by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Deputy Speaker Bai Sandra Sinsuat Sema, Reps. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo, respectively. The consolidated bill provides for the BBL creation and the abolition of the Autonomous ReDozens of taxicabs queue up at a parking lot behind Pueblo de Oro, Cagayan de Oro gion in Muslim Mindanao City as they take turns for their meters to be recalibrated by the Land Transportation (ARMM), repealing for Franchising and Reguatory Board (LTFRB) for the increased rates. photo by mark francisco
See report, page 11
Army retrieves cadaver of 1 of 4 fallen NPA rebs By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
ESPERANZA, Agusan del Sur—The military has retrieved the cadaver of a fallen New Peoples Army rebel who was one of the band of guerillas who attacked an Army patrol base in the far-flung tribal village of Sinakungan on election day. Lt. Col. Emil Cruz, commanding officer of the 23rd Infantry Battalion, said a retrieval operation by his men and local guides are
still being conducted on the three more dead rebels based on the confession of civilians who pointed the location of the cadaver buried in a shallow grave. The still unidentified burly-built kinky haired dead rebel who wears a tribal bracelet sustained a lone bullet wound hitting his back and exited with a gaping hole on his breast. The cadaver was brought to a local funeral parlor at the town Poblacion. See cadaver, page 11
The empty shells and live bullets of M-16, AKR47 and M203 rifles, the M-16 rifles and Molotov cocktail bombs retrieved by pursuing Army soldiers at the conflict area. chris v . panganiban
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