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Volume IX, No. 091
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
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Complainants vs. Kapa may be held liable for withdrawing raps DOH-Davao confirms first meningococcemia
By BENJAMIN PULTA PNA
GOVERNMENT lawyers on Tuesday cautioned private complainants against Kapa Community Ministry International Inc. (Kapa) of the implication of their decision to desist from the cases they initiated against officials of a religious group involved in investment scams. Assistant State Prosecutors Xerxes U. Garcia and Ma. Lourdes Uy reminded the complainants that their decision to withdraw the complaint they initiated before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) may, in turn, make them liable. “Don’t you know that you may face complaints for initiating a complaint before the NBI and then withdrawing it,” Garcia told complainants Kim Ampo and Judith Lechido.
Uy added that the DOJ panel will be considering the implication of the desistance by the complainants. Last July, the NBI filed estafa charges against the founder and officials of the Kapa Community Ministry
Broadcasters in Caraga to plant thousands of trees By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur -- Local broadcasters will make good anew what they preached on the airwaves to preserve and
Students enjoy planting of tree seedlings in Mt. Magdiwata during the KBP Oplan Broadcastreeing in 2016.
protect the environment with the massive planting of trees in the open areas of the mountains on September 7. This year’s edition of Oplan Broadcastreeing , a nationwide simultaneous tree growing activity initiated by Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), will draw around 2,600 people from all walks of life in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. Max Tutor, Chair of KBP Agusan del Sur-Surigao del Sur Chapter, said at least four areas in the neighbouring provinces have been identified for the activity where participants will plant the tree seedlings mostly of different indigenous species. The areas for the tree planting activities are in Mt. Magdiwata in San See PLANT, page 10
International Inc. (Kapa), on behalf of the three complainants, Virginia Ampo, her son Kim, and Lechido. The prosecutors only accepted the desistance from Kim and Lechido since the third complainant Virginia,
a senior citizen from Dinagat Islands, failed to personally attend the hearing due to hypertension. “Binigay ko ang aking donasyon na walang inaasahang kapalit. Ako ay See LIABLE, page 11
DAVAO CITY -- Davao City has recorded its first case of meningococcemia after the result of the confirmatory test on the blood sample of a four-year-old boy, who died at the Brokenshire Hospital Integrated Health Ministries, Inc. last Friday, tested positive for meningococcal bacteria. Department of Health (DOH)-Davao regional director Annabelle Yumang said in a press conference at the regional office on Tuesday that the agency is continuously gathering information from places that the deceased patient had visited to know the people who may have come into direct contact with him.
But she said that so far, none of those people have manifested any sign or symptoms that are similar to the case definition of meningococcemia but assured the public that the agency will continue the surveillance and monitoring for 10 days after their last exposure to the patient. Meningococcemia is an infection caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, the same type of bacteria that can cause meningitis. It is reportedly potentially life threatening and contagious that can “spread from person to person via respiratory secretions,” like through sneezing and coughing. See CONFIRMS, page 11
Bong Go tackles GCTA issue with senate committees SENATOR B ONG GO joined the Senate inquiry yesterday to investigate the controversial issue on the questionable release of about 2,00 prisoners convicted of heinous crimes through the imposition of Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) ruling of the Department of Justice. Bucor chief Nicanor Faeldon was also ordered, but was unable to attend the public hearing on, September 2, to answer allegations that he violated some provisions of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law in releasing some convicts. The senators want Faeldon to explain his decision to Committee on Justice and Human Rights Joint hearing with Constitutional AmendSee ISSUE, page 6
ments and Revisions of Codes, Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and Finance + Blue Ribbon Committees.
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