Volume II, No. 091
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Mindanao Star The Purveyor of Truth, Justice and Development
Duterte orders suspects in twin bombings to surrender in 48 hours By TYRONE A. VELEZ of Davao Today
POLICE investigation on the twin cinema blasts revealed one suspect was seen in both cinema houses hours before the blasts. This as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gave an ultimatum to the suspects to show up at the Davao City Police Office or Task Force Davao until Saturday or the next 48 hours, or else he will issue a Php 1-million reward for their capture. “I’ll give you 48 hours from this (Thursday) afternoon. We would like to talk to you. We will wait. But after that we will issue the reward and have people look for you,” Duterte said. In a press conference Gaisano Mall Cinema’s CCTV shows suspect (in cap) buying a ticket on Monday, 8:19 on Thursday on the results
SENATOR Tito Sotto III’s proposal for an additional 14th month pay for both government and private workers needs thorough study, a Palace official said Friday. Deputy Presidential Sp oke s p e r s on Abi g ai l Valte said all concerned stakeholders, especially the employers should be consulted first. “All things being equal, it has to be clarified with stakeholders if companies can give that. Dapat may extensive consultation bago matignan kung may paghuhugutan ba (There should be extensive consultation to see where it could be sourced),” Valte said at a media briefing. “Hindi pwedeng See study, page 6
perintendent Ronald dela Rosa presents to media a model explosive hidden in a tumbler similar to the ones used in SM and Gaisano Mall Cinemas’ blasts. No casualties were reported on the blasts, as police are now on the search for two bomb suspects who were identified through CCTV. Davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani
3-year moratorium on tuition hike pushed A GROUP of lawmakers is pushing for the imposition of a three-year moratorium on increases in tuition and other school fees to alleviate the burden of the already suffering people.
Groups set ‘PORKget’ prayer rally in Oro
pm, an hour before the explosion occured. Davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani
Palace says proposed 14th month pay needs more study
BOMB IN TUMBLER. Davao City Police Chief Su-
See pushed, page 7
See surrender, page 6
By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor, Mindanao Daily
C CAGAYAN de Oro Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, during the budget hearings for the 2014 budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), informs CHR Chairperson Loretta Ann P. Rosales of the plan of the Malaysian government to deport 450,000 Filipinos from Sabah. Rep. Rodriguez urged Chairperson Rosales to formulate plans and safeguards to ensure that the rights of these Filipinos are not violated. Rep. Rodriguez personally knows the dangers of these deportations because he saw how Filipinos were herded like cattle during a similar deportation which happened when he was Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigrations.
AGAYAN de Oro City––Religious and militant groups had prepared an odd way to commemorate the 41st Martial Law anniversary today dubbed as“PORKget prayer rally.” “We would be presenting a cultural show that is far from the usual show of discontent. This time it is more about the complete abolition of the “pork barrel,” Gladys Valle, of the Youth for the Abolition of Pork Barrel Movement, said. Valle said that the interfaith prayer rally would See rally, page 6
Presidential pork continues under Aquino administration “THERE are indications of a presidential pork barrel dwarfing the PDAF and continuing under the present Aquino administration,” research group Ibon
executive director Sonny Africa said during a big rally in Manila calling for the abolition of all pork. A study by Ibon found that there has been at least
P21.5 billion in questionable spending from the P173 billion Malampaya Fund over the decade 20022011. These include billions of pesos for non-energy-
related infrastructure and agriculture projects that in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) releases have been associated with patronage and
corruption. The study showed that the P21.5 billion includes the following: • P8 billion for Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) roads, highways, bridges, drainage, river and flood control projects in at least 14 regions across the country See under, page 6
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