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CAAP officials may face raps
Panel looks into criminal, civil, administrative liabilities in airport mess By Julito G. Rada, Macon Ramos-Araneta and Darwin Amojelar
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HE commission that oversees government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) is considering filing cases against officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) over the New Year’s Day air traffic management fiasco that grounded more than 300 flights and inconvenienced about 65,000 passengers.
The Governance Commission for GOCCs issued this statement as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) formed a five-member team independent of the CAAP that would look into the possible negligence in the closure of Philippine airspace on Jan. 1. CAAP, being a
GOCC attached to the Transportation department, is covered by the GCG. In a statement Friday, the GCG vowed to evaluate the necessity of filing criminal, civil, or administrative cases against CAAP officials, depending on what several ongoing investiga-
tions find. The commission’s chairman, Alex Quiroz, read the statement before testifying before the Senate committee on public services, which is looking into the fiasco. Quiroz said the commission would Next page
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Abalos: Cops to be purged will not be named publicly THE names of police officials whose courtesy resignations would be accepted won't be made public, Department of the Interior Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Friday. “There is no need. This is a radical move. Like I said before, extraordinary times call for radical and bold actions. This is out of the box. By the same token, let's say if
their resignation is accepted, let them retire silently,” Abalos told reporters in a press briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Abalos, however, said the monitoring and investigation efforts will continue so that authorities can file appropriate charges against those who would be found involved in illegal drugs. Next page
Remulla says ‘breakthrough’ in 10 days on missing sabungeros case JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he expects a “significant breakthrough” in the case of 34 missing “sabungero” in the next 10 days. Remulla, who met with family members of the cockfight enthusiasts who have mysteriously disappeared yesterday, said testimony from a
A MOTHER'S PLEA.
Maria Carmelita Lasco, 75, holds a portrait of her missing son Ricardo Lasco during a meeting with Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla at the Department of Justice on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Lasco says she is not giving up hope of finding her son again. 'I am torn between thinking that either my son is gone, or God is there, and that nothing is impossible with the Lord. I am not giving up even if it hurts so much,' she said. Norman Cruz
possible witness could shed light on the case. “As I said, evidence is very important. We have to build the cases properly for them to thrive in a court of law,” he said. “I’m asking them [family members] to be patient because it’s not easy to Next page
Gov’t studying China's proposal to tie up with PH fishing villages NATIONAL Security Adviser Clarita Carlos said on Friday that the government was looking into China's proposed partnership with Filipino fishing villages. “We are strengthening people-to-people exchanges. China is proposing a partnership between fishing villages, and we are looking into it,” she said in Filipino in a televised briefing.
TECH TALK. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. discusses plans to strengthen the country's digital infrastructure during a meeting with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Thursday afternoon.
SWS: 12.9m families self-rated as poor in Q4 AT LEAST 51 percent or about 12.9 million Filipino families have rated themselves poor in the fourth quarter of 2022, slightly higher than the 49 percent recorded in the previous quarter, a survey by the Social Weather Stations showed. The SWS Survey on Self-Rated
Poverty, which was conducted in December, showed that the number of families that rated themselves "borderline" at 31 percent -- slightly up as well from the 29 percent in October 2022. The number of families that rated themselves as "not poor" went down
slightly to 19 percent from October's 21 percent. Of the 12.9 million self-rated poor families, 8 percent said they were nonpoor one to four years ago (newly poor), 5.8 percent were non-poor five or more years ago (usually poor), and 37 Next page
Lisa Presley, Elvis’ only child, dead at 54 SINGER-SONGWRITER Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley, died Thursday hours after being hospitalized, her family said. She was 54. Presley, who led a tumultuous life in the sprawling shadow of her world-
famous father, and who attended a high-profile awards ceremony just this week, had been rushed to a California hospital's intensive care unit for cardiac arrest. "Priscilla Presley and the Presley Next page
AWESM CEBU!
LISA MARIE PRESLEY
SM Seaside City Cebu transformed itself into a colorful and festive destination for this year’s Sinulog with larger-than-life art installations for an all-around TikTok and IGworthy festival celebration in the mall. The AweSM Cebu Artscape: Large Scale Art Installation features Anthony Fermin and Doro Barandino at the Mountain Wing Atrium.
Carlos said the discussions between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing went well as the dialogue on West Philippine Sea issues continued. The Philippines had filed multiple diplomatic protests over China's alleged harassment of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. Next page