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MindanaoDAILY THE PURVEYOR OF TRUTH , JUSTICE, AND DEVELOPMENT
Volume VI, No. 110
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October 10, 2016
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FOI request on drug war data: PNP, DILG, DoJ won’t open up By Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
LAST JULY 23, President Rodrigo R. Duterte enacted Executive Order No. 2, “Operationalizing in the Executive Branch the people’s constitutional right to information and the state policies to full public disclosure and transparency in the public service and providing guidelines therefor.” Two weeks later, PCIJ and the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), the
Duterte: ‘War on drugs’ will continue
President Duterte has said it was his destiny to become president so he could solve the country’s problems on illegal drugs. He said there will be no let-up in the administration’s war on drugs. “The drug campaign will not end,” Duterte said at the launch of the Mentor Me program of Go Negosyo in Davao City Friday. “I will not renege on that. There shall be no reduction in substance or in form,” he said. President Duterte has been taking a firm stance against the elimination of illegal drugs in the country since he assumed the presidency last June 30. He said he needs to interdict while he is still Chief Executive to save the next generation from the scourge of drugs that destroy relationships among family members and society. “Somebody has to do it for the Filipino. It’s a matter of maybe destiny,” Duterte said, noting that he did not expect to be mayor of Davao City for 23 years, let alone be the president of the country. “Maybe God placed you there to, precisely, to do the things that must be done See continue, page A10
largest and oldest human rights lawyers organization in the Philippines, filed access-to-information requests separately with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Department of Justice (DOJ), citing as basis Duterte’s E.O. No. 2. The requests for data regarding the government’s war against drugs were submitted on Aug. 8 and 9; the
recipient state agencies were supposed to act on them within 15 working days, according to law. But 40 working days since the request was filed, both PCIJ and FLAG have yet to get definite and satisfactory answers from the agencies. Save from a paltry PowerPoint presentation from the PNP, neither has also received a reply from the follow-up letters they
Bomb Materials. Police seize materials for bomb making, firearms and ammunition during a raid on a businessman’s house in Cotabato City on Friday (October 7, 2016). MindaNews photo by Ferdinandh Cabrera
P36m anomaly in CCS exposed See request, page A11
By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City-School officials in the City Central School (CCS), the city’s largest public school, stumbled an alleged anomaly involving P36 million
of unliquidated earnings of the school’s canteen. Dr. Arnold Tejero, the CCS school principal, said that the school administrator accidentally uncovered the alleged anomaly after taking over the school See EXPOSED, page A11
Militants rally, support Duterte 100 days in office By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
duologue. Misamis Oriental Governor Bambi Emano CAGAYAN de Oro City--About 5,000 farmers and
talks to President Rodrigo Duterte during the FDC Misamis Power Corp. (FDC Misamis) formal switch-on ceremonial on September 22 in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. At left is Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy, who led other local executives in the ceremony. Mindanao Daily file photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
members of the tribal community waged a march-rally here Saturday as President Rodrigo Duterte marked his 100 days in office, the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) here said. See SUPPORT, page A10
Duterte’s #First100Days: Impunity still reigns n “The struggle for meaningful and thoroughgoing change continues, as we continue to uphold and assert people’s rights.”
(Dagami – Delfin Albano Chapter) was killed by three motorcycle-riding men, In tears, Princess Diaz narrated how his Sept. 7 at around 8 a.m. in barangay Villa father, Ariel Diaz, defended the right to Pereda, Delfin Albano, Isabela. Princess said her 57-year-old father land of fellow farmers. Ariel Diaz, chairperson of Danggayan never had enemies except Dagiti Mannalon ti Isabela – Delfin Albano See impunity, page A9 By RONALYN V. OLEA, Bulatlat
Cops kill suspected drug pusher in shootout By PJ M. Tremedal Correspondent
OROQUIETA City--A suspected drug pusher died in a shootout with the local police at dawn on Friday here. Chief Insp. Allan Rabusa Ruba, head of the Oroquieta City police office, said the 30-year-old Earl Figura died of two gunshot wounds in the head and body. Ruba backed by the City Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Force (CAIDSOTF) stormed a boarding house in Purok 5, Poblacion Uno following reports that a group was See SHOOTOUT, page A11
Other headlines nService, transparency, unity mark first 100 days of Oro council/p.A2 nOro executive, legislative departments craft 2019 vision, agenda/p.A3 OPINION n The independent foreign policy of Duterte is just the beginning/p.A4
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