MUDJASAN SEEKS PRESIDENT’S HELP, DENIES CRIMES

FORMER Maimbung, Sulu vice mayor Pando Mudjasan, who led his group to fight government troops last week, on Saturday sought the help of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying he was wrongly accused for his alleged crimes.

“I am asking help from Mr. President Bongbong Marcos. You have to help me because I do not want to suffer from my rights being trampled upon. I am wrongfully accused,”

Mudjasan said in a video message, while being surrounded by armed supporters who proclaimed to be part of the Moro National Liberation Front.

Mudjasan and his men figured in a gunfight with government troops last week which left five dead, including a policeman, as authorities continued to pursue him, the Philippine National Police said.

PNP Public Information Office chief Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said Mudjasan was reportedly employing armed civilians and keeping loose firearms and explosives in his possession.

The former vice mayor has standing warrants of arrest for double murder, multiple murder, two counts of frustrated murder, and violating the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regular Act.

The Area Police Command-West-

NUEVA ECIJA BETTOR WINS OVER P366-M LOTTO PRIZE

AN INDIVIDUAL who bought a ticket in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija province won the P366-million jackpot of the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw Friday night.

ern Mindanao said Mudjasan’s group is a potential private armed group that may be utilized in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Oct. 30.

Brigadier General Eugenio Boquio, commander of the 1101st Infantry Brigade, said six Special Action Force members, four PNP personnel, one 41st Infantry Battalion member, two civilians, and two people from Mudjasan’s side were wounded last week.

INSURGENCY-FREE.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

(front row, center) pays tribute in a speech to Davao del Sur province’s insurgency-free status and celebration of its 56th anniversary on July 1. The president also thanked the people of the province for the love they have given him since his election and asked for their continued support for the Marcos-Duterte administration.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said in an advisory Saturday the ticket with the winning combination of 43-58-37-4727-17 was purchased in Barangay San Roque, Cabiao. It won an exact prize of P366,687,465.20.

The winner will take home about P293 million from the total prize as lottery winnings exceeding P10,000 are subject to a 20-percent tax under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. This means the winner will pay about P73.33 million in taxes to the government.

The winner has one year from the date of the draw to claim the prize from the PCSO main office along Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City.

Winners are advised to write their names and signature on the back of the winning tickets and present two government-issued identification cards or documents.

The PCSO said 92 other bettors won P120,000 each for guessing five of the six winning digits, and another 3,793 ticket holders will get P2,000 each for four correct digits. About 44,780 will settle for P100 each for three correct digits.