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NEWS / A2 VOL. XXXVII • NO. 27 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
DOJ probe covers Rep. Teves Suspect says 'Cong Teves' ordered hit on Degamo, conspiracy eyed By Rey E. Requejo, Maricel V. Cruz, Macon Ramos-Araneta, and Charles Dantes
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HREE or four people may have conspired to have Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo assassinated, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Thursday.
When asked previously to confirm whether Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arni” Teves Jr. is the subject of an official investigation, Remulla said: "Well, we're investigating everybody who may have something to do with what has been happening in Negros Oriental. Bar none. We are not exempting anybody." Television reports said two of the suspects named a certain “Congressman Teves” as the mastermind in the killing of Degamo. In an ABS-CBN TV Patrol report last night, one of the suspects in police custody, Joric Labrador, said in an ambush interview: “Si Congressman Teves pagkaalam ko (It was Congressman Teves, as far as I know).” The suspect added that he learned of his boss’ identity – although not his first Next page
BACK AT THE CAPITOL. The remains of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo are brought to the provincial capitol in Dumaguete City for a public mourning. His remains will lie in repose at the Capitol until Sunday, Mar. 12. Next week, his body will be brought to his hometown in Bonawon, Siaton town. PIA Photo
NEDA okays Oil spill impact ‘for decades’; US, S. Korea boost aid 194 flagship infra projects the environmental group Oceana Philippines warned Thursday. This developed as the United States and South Korea offered to send more THE damage from the oil spill of a aid and Japan sent a team of oil removal sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro is and control experts that would help in the "extensive" and will be felt for decades, ongoing cleanup that President Ferdinand
By Rey E. Requejo and Macon Ramos-Araneta
By Julito G. Rada and Vince Lopez THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has approved 194 infrastructure flagship projects worth P9 trillion, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Thursday. In a briefing in Malacanang, Balisacan said most of these projects are in physical connectivity and water resources, including irrigation, water supply, and flood management. The list also includes projects in digital connectivity, health, power and energy, agriculture and other infrastructure Some of the new projects on the list are the Panay Railway Project, Mindanao Railway Project III, North Long Haul Railway, San Mateo Railway, UP-PGH Diliman Project, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Rehabilitation Project, the Ilocos Sur Transbasin Project, and the Metro Cebu Expressway. Balisacan said the projects are aligned with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 8-Point Socioeconomic Agenda and the Philippine Development plan for 2023-2028.
Marcos Jr. said would take the government about four months to clean up. That timetable, however, is “unrealistic” and about two months short at least, said lawyer Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, legal and policy director of Oceana Philippines. "I think the realistic (timetable) would
be 6 months to a year," Osorio told ANC's "Headstart," adding that mangroves, seagrasses, and corals in the area “will take years to recover” from the tragedy. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is planning Next page
Int’l think tank sees ‘Cha-cha’ to trigger dev’t By Julito G. Rada and Macon Ramos-Araneta
E-CONGRESS SIGNING. Senate Secretary General Renato Bantug Jr. and House Secretary General Reginald Velasco (foreground) lead the ceremonial signing of the E-Congress launch at the National Museum in Manila on Thursday. Witnessing are (from left) Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Senate Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito, Senate President Juan Migue Zubiri, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco, Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Agusan Del Norte Rep. Jose "Joboy" Aquino, and House Majority Leader Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe. Ver Noveno
Solons roll out eCongress for integrated legislation day launched the eCongress—a digital platform that will strengthen and streamline the coordination and partLEADERS of the Senate and the nership between the chambers of ConHouse of Representatives on Thurs- gress—at the National Museum.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz
Through a concurrent resolution, both chambers established the eCongress, describing it as an "integrated and secure digital legislative management Next page system."
FITCH Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research, a unit of Fitch Group, is expecting long-term economic growth for the Philippines and an influx of foreign direct investments once the 1987 Constitution is amended. The House of Representatives has already approved on final reading the creation of a body to propose amendments to the 1987 Constitution and lawmakers’ most immediate focus is to ease restrictions on foreign direct investment. Next page
Missing Cessna 4 kids of OFW stabbed to death, live-in partner commits suicide plane found, no survivor in crash By Charles Dantes Next page
GRISLY CRIME. In these photos taken from Facebook, the remains of the four siblings stabbed to death by their guardian, their mother's live-in partner, are discovered by police in General Trias, Cavite, along with a note written in blood on the wall by the murderer. FB via Vincent Octavio
FOUR siblings were found dead inside their home in Trece Martires, Cavite on Thursday after the live-in partner of their mother allegedly lost his cool and stabbed them all before ending his own life. The police identified the victims as Mari, 14 years old; Bianca, 10: Joy, 8; and Conrad 6. The children were living together with the suspect identified as Felimon Escalona, 38, a tricycle driver who was the kids’ guardian while their mother works as an overseas Filipino Worker in Saudi Arabia. Based on the initial report gathered Next page
By Joel E. Zurbano
THE Cessna plane with six people on board that went missing in Isabela province two months ago has been found with no survivors, the Isabela Incident Management Team said Thursday. Lawyer Constante Foronda, head of the management team, said the team was able to confirm this after the wreckage of the plane was found yesterday following weeks of search operations. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines confirmed this, saying through spokesperson Eric Apolonio: Next page