MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 051
Another P1.7 contraband cigarettes intercepted in Pagadian PAGADIAN CITY - Smugglers never learn their lessons that the long arm of the law is hell-bent in pursuing after them. Just a day after the seizure of 1.2 million contraband cigarettes, smugglers again tried to deliver another P1.7 million worth of the same contraband when they were intercepted along the national highway in Barangay Baloyboan, this city. Director, Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) said a truck loaded with 105 master cases of undocumented cigarettes, consisting of 12 master cases of Nelson cigarettes and 93 master cases of Fort cigarettes valued at PHP1,785,000, was flagged See INTERCEPTED, page 11
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Sara won’t seek nat’l post in 2022 elections By CHE PALICTE
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte confirmed on Thursday that she is not running for a national position in the next year’s elections. “Yes, I am not running for a national position as we both agreed only one of us will run for a national position in 2022,” the presidential daughter said in a television interview. However, Duterte clarified that the confirmation of President Rodrigo Duterte to run for Vice President has not affected her plans as they both agreed that only
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte (PNA file photo)
one from their family will run for a national position. President Duterte on Wednesday formally accepted his nomination as
the official vice presidential candidate of the ruling party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), to ensure the “continuity” of his efforts to bring progress to the country. “From the last time PRRD and I talked this was their Plan A. The Plan B was for SBG [Senator Christopher Lawrence Go] to run as VP,” she added. Mayor Sara, however, clarified that her relationship with her father is still the same. “Our politics do not See SEEK, page 11
Photo above shows Maj. Gen . Romeo Brawner, Jr., Commanding General of the army’s Fourth Infantry Division, holds an AK-47 rifle, one of the 16 high powered firearms recovered during the running gun battle in Bukidnon Thursday. Below photo shows the recovered firearms, medicines, and personal belongings in the encounter site. photo by cris diaz
Marawi City- (L-R) Hon. Mamintal A. Adiong, Governor of Lanao del Sur, Bro. John R. Castrisiones DAR Secretary, standing Hon. Arimao Asum Vice Mayor of Lumbayanague Lanao del Sur, Hon. Hafiz Muti Mayor of Saguiran Lanao del Sur, pose for a photo during the recent visit and meeting for upgrading and coordination dialogue with Stakeholders For The Coverage Of Camp Keithley Military Reservations Under EO 75 and other land conflict in the province of Lanao del Sur last August 27, 2021 at Provincial Capitol Social Hall, Province of Lanao el Sur (Photo by: Sony Sudaria)
PNP preparing for 2022 polls: Eleazar By CHE PALICTE
DAVAO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Thursday said the police force is preparing to ensure a peaceful and orderly 2022 elections. In a virtual press briefing held in Davao del Norte, Eleazar said it has been
a continuing preparation since after the 2019 elections. “This (election) is recurring every three years. All policies, doctrines, and programs of PNP are already there and all we have to do is to update them. The commanders knew what to do already,” he said.
Eleazar said they would start checking the records of their members, whether they are active or inactive, and will start to engage with possible election candidates. “We need to check so that if there is an initial problem, we can easily fix it. The bottom line is, there See PREPARING, page 11
5 NPA killed, 10 captured 10 firearms seized in Bukidnon firefight By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
MARAMAG, Bukidnon: Another alleged rebel of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed Thursday bringing to five the number of NPA killed while 10 others, including three minors, were captured during a running gun battle in the hinterlands of Bukidnon that started Wednesday. Maj. Francisco P. Garello, Jr., of the army’s 4ID Public Affairs Office, said that the four NPAs who were killed Wednesday were buried Immediately after one of them were found positive of See FIREFIGHT, page 11