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ASG inmates die in escape try De Lima held hostage, 1 cop hurt during incident at Camp Crame
By Macon Ramos-Araneta, Francisco Tuyay and Rio N. Araja
The inmates were reportedly members The incident happened at the Philippine other high-profile detainees. of the militant group Abu Sayyaf, which National Police headquarters in Camp One police officer, PCpl. Roger Agustin, has been accused of kidnapping and be- Crame, Quezon City, where De Lima has was stabbed with an improvised knife Next page heading several foreigners. been held for more than five years with
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AILED former senator Leila de Lima was briefly taken hostage Sunday morning during an attempted breakout by three inmates who were shot dead by police, authorities said.
Cop ‘hero’ up for promotion for bold move
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Col. Mark Pespes
INTERIOR Secretary Benhur Abalos has lauded the policeman who neutralized the hostage-taker of former senator Leila de Lima at the custodial center of the Philippine National Police at Camp Crame on Sunday. The same officer— Col. Mark Pespes, the director of the PNP Headquarters Support Service (HSS) who directed the elite Special Action Force unit that rescued De Lima—was already slated for promotion even before the incident, PNP Chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin said yesterday. Azurin says an appropriate reward will be given to Pespes, who neutralized Feliciano Sulayao Jr.—the person who took De Lima hostage—as well as other police personnel involved in an anti-illegal Next page
LEDAC meets to tackle priority legislative bills
TOUGH DAY. Former senator Leila de Lima (left) talks to Senator Risa Hontiveros (right), then later with Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos (inset right) as the bodies of three inmates—one who took De Lima hostage before all of them were killed—are taken away on funeral parlor vans from Camp Crame in Quezon City on Sunday. AFP with Danny Pata
Police seize biggest haul yet of shabu worth P6.7b By Francisco Tuyay NEARLY a ton of suspected shabu worth P6.7 billion was seized by police drug enforcement agents at early dawn Saturday that authorities described as the biggest drug haul in history. The seizure of 990 kilos of shabu also resulted in the arrest of an active policeman that authorities said would be subjected to extensive questioning to find out who were his cohorts in the drug trade. “This is probably the drug haul in the history of the Philippines,” said Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. in a press conference Sunday. PNP Chief Rodolfo Azurin said the arrested policeman was Master Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo. Azurin said Mayo faces administrative and other charges.
BIG HAUL. Members of the PNP-Drug Enforcement Group seize two kilos of suspected shabu hidden in Chinese tea packaging from a fellow police officer during an operation along the southbound lane of the Quezon Bridge in Quiapo, Manila on Sunday. Norman Cruz
The drugs were seized after the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) under Brig. Narciso Domingo raided a building on Jose Abad Santos Street in Tondo, Manila, at 4 a.m., arresting a certain Ney Saligumba Atadero, 50, and finding 890 kilos and 102 grams worth of shabu worth P6.7 billion. Domingo said police found Mayo's ID card after they searched the house of Atadero. A follow-up operation in Quiapo led to the apprehension of Mayo of the PDEG, said Domingo. He was caught with two kilos of suspected shabu worth P13.6 million. Azurin has ordered a full-blown investigation into Mayo and other persons that may be linked to him and illegal drugs. “What is important is the arrest, what is important is the conviction and the internal cleansing of the PNP,” Abalos said.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will convene the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) today to discuss the status of his administration’s legislative agenda, which he presented in his maiden State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) last July 25. The priority measures the LEDAC is expected to tackle include the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP); the Budget Modernization Bill; the Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery (GUIDE); and the Unified System of Separation, Retirement and Pension. Chaired by the President, the 20-member council counts Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, seven members of the Cabinet designated by Mr. Marcos, three senators designated by the Senate President, three members of the House of Representatives designated by the Speaker, and representatives from local government units (LGUs), the youth sector, and the private sector. Next page
Transport groups press for excise tax suspension OVP food trucks to address malnutrition among students
VARIOUS transport groups on Sunday pressed for the suspension of excise tax on petroleum products in anticipation of a huge hike in fuel prices this week, with diesel seen to go up by as much as P6 per liter. This was as Trade Union Congress of the Philippines vice president Luis Corral warned a "perfect storm" was brewing
2 Fil-Ams killed in new violence in LA, Hawaii VIOLENCE against Filipinos in the United States continued over the weekend as a 68-year-old Pinoy store clerk was beaten to death over a case of beer in Los Angeles, according to police. Meanwhile, a Philippine consulate staffer in Honolulu was allegedly killed by her estranged husband in her apartment at Ala Moana, Hawaii police said in an ABS-CBN report. Next page
amid increasing food and power prices, as well as rising unemployment and underemployment rates. "For us in TUCP, there appears to be a perfect storm that’s brewing…People are unable to pay for rent, utilities, food, and ordinary healthcare needs,” he said. “The attitude of the Marcos administration should not be business as
usual. They should work doubly hard, triply hard, to find solutions and undertake consultations to address these concerns immediately,” Corral said. Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) president Ricardo Rebaño, for his part, said a three- to four-month Next page
THE Office of the Vice President will soon deploy three food trucks in several schools nationwide to arrest malnutrition and hunger problems among students. OVP Local Affairs and Special Programs Division chief Norman Baloro said the “Kalusugan Food Trucks”
House offers P5-m prize for info on journo’s killers SPEAKER Martin Romualdez on Sunday announced a P5-million reward from the House of Representatives for anyone who can provide information that will lead to the arrest of those responsible for the killing of veteran broadcaster Percival Mabasa, known in the media industry as Percy Lapid. Romualdez said the bounty will come from the personal contributions of House members who were disturbed by the killing that happened in Metro Manila. “We in the House view with concern the killing of Percy Mabasa. The perpetrators and the masterminds Next page
LAST RITES. In this Twitter photo by ABS-CBN reporter Anjo Bagaoisan, broadcaster Percy Lapid’s immediate family is given a moment with his coffin before his remains are buried on Sunday at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City.
will follow a 120-day feeding program menu. The program will be implemented in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Department of Health, through the National Nutrition Council. Next page