MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 048
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Saturday, September 4, 2021
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Oro boxer Albert Pagara arrested for sexual abuse By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A professional boxer, who trained in Cagayan de Oro during his younger days in boxing, was accused of raping a 14-year-old neighbor at around 4pm at his house in Cebu City, a police blotter
report said yesterday. Former WBO and WBC boxing champ Albert Pagara, 27, was arrested by the “tanods” (barangay police) and had him brought to Pardo Police Station on September 2. The boxer did not resist when collared by some
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members of the barangay police but he denied the allegations he raped the minor while sleeping in the house. The 27-year-old Pagara, who was originally from Maasin, Southern Leyte, was among the world-rated boxers of the defunct ALA
Boxing stable. Initial investigations conducted by police probers said that around past 4pm on Wednesday, while the 14-year-old minor was sleeping, the boxer allegedly touched her private parts. The investigation also See ARRESTED, page 11
Sara - Marcos in 2022
• Solid SaMa All from North to South assures their victory! DAVAO CITY — The United Christian Muslim Alliance (UCMA) and MASADA in a meeting among its convenors here yesterday, has finally declared its support to a Sara Duterte-Bong Marcos tandem ( Sara for President & Bongbong Marcos for Vice President) in the forthcoming presidential elections UCMA, which is composed of Christian churches and Muslim groups and has a membership of 7.5 million, is now spearheading the campaign dubbed as SaMa All 2022 Sara – Marcos, with MASADA movement to persuade Sara Duterte to run for President with Bongbong Marcos as her Vice President. In the said meeting which was keynoted by Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, a staunch ally of Mayor Sara; UCMA lead convenor Mike Salvador and MASADA head Usec Ben Ranque, the groups finalized their agreement
to conduct a nationwide massive campaign to rally the Filipinos to support the SaMa All 2022 Sara – Marcos political agenda. UCMA and MASADA said they admired Sara’s virtues of “Tapang, Malasakit at Kakayahan” (Bravery, Compassion and Capabilities as a leader). Earlier, Senator Imee Marcos. commented in several national media outlets that the Sara Duterte - Bongbong Marcos tandem “ would be a marriage made in heaven,” because the Dutertes have the solid South, and the Marcoses have the solid North. Bongbong Marcos is considering to join the presidential race but he was quoted as saying that he can also opt for another position (in case Sara runs for President). Due to these recent developments UCMA and MASADA have decided See SARA, page 5
Bombing in Basilan hurts 2 construction workers By SONY SUDARIA and OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN News Bureau
BASILAN PROVINCE Two construction workers of a government project were hurt yesterday (September 2) when a bomb exploded around 8:40a.m. in Sitio Tando, Barangay Lower Benembengan, Sumisip town, this province. Responding police See HURTS, page 11
COMELEC VOTER REGISTRATION AT SM SUPERMALLS. The Commission on Elections and SM Supermalls recently launched 76 satellite COMELEC Voter Registration centers at the SM Supermalls to provide voters with more registration venues. This will run in SM Supermalls nationwide until Sept 30. This gives the public a safer, more convenient option amidst the prevailing COVID health crisis. Shown during the launch at the SM Mall of Asia are COMELEC Commissioner Aimee Ferolino (center) joined by (from left to right) COMELEC Director IV for Election and Barangay Affairs Department Atty. Divine E. Blas-Perez, COMELEC Director IV for Education and Information James Jimenez, SM Supermalls President Steven Tan and SM Supermalls SVP for Operations Bien Mateo. SM Supermalls is providing free space and waived charges to essential conveniences so they can efficiently operate the registration centers.