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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 116 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024
Teves freed, re-arrested
DOJ raps Topacio for ‘misleading, irresponsible‘ report By Rey E. Requejo
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he Department of Justice said expelled Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. was rearrested after he was briefly released from preventive detention in Timor-Leste.
The DOJ belied the release claim of Teves' legal counsel, saying the former lawmaker was mmediately placed under the custody of the Polícia Nacional of Timor Leste (PNTL). "Rep. Arnolfo Teves was released from preventive detention pending his extradition trial, my Timor Leste counterparts inform me, because the request for extradition by the Philippine Government was made out of time and in a manner that is not sanctioned by practice and customary international law,” lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said in a statement. Next page
Southwoods City The 561-hectare Southwoods City encompasses two cities and provinces: Binan, Laguna and Carmona, Cavite. This is also the first and only township that has its own tollway exit to and from the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).
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Cops storm Quiboloy HQ, serve arrest warrants By Vince Lopez AROUND 100 police from two special battalions stormed properties associated with fugitive televangelist and Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy on Monday dawn to serve arrest warrants against him and five of his co-accused. The operation at the KOJC Compound in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City and four other properties of Quiboloy in the province came three weeks after at least 35 members of the Davao City Police Office were relieved from their posts. “Our request is for all of us to remain
of the compound of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in Davao City. Police earlier raided the compound and farm to serve an arrest warrant for the KOJC leader. Screen grab from ABS-CBN.
OUT OF PRISON? Former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (in white shirt and cap) walks out with his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio from Becora Prison in Dili, Timor Leste. Teves, however, was soon re-arrested by Timor Leste authorities, according to DOJ spokesperson Mico Clavano. Photo courtesy of Atty. Ferdinand Topacio
Senate divided Chiz halts Senate building construction due to high cost on BP hymn SENATE President Francis Escudero on Monday announced the suspension of the construction and payment of the more than P8-billion new Senate building after the amount needed for its completion ballooned to a total of P23 billion. As a result, the transfer of the Senate toward the end of
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DAVAO RAID. Supporters of fugitive pastor Apollo Quiboloy block the main gate
DOJ spokesperson Jose Dominic Clavano
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
calm. Your police officers are there for the official discharge of their duties. Our police have no intention of causing any harm or disorder,” PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said. “I also want to take this opportunity to once again appeal to Pastor Quiboloy and the other accused to avoid situations like this. I hope they will surrender and face the charges filed against them so they can have the opportunity to address these complaints,” Fajardo added. Tensions rose at the Buhangin compound after supporters of Quiboloy formed a human barricade to prevent the police from entering the compound
2024 or even 2025 would not be realized. The Senate is currently renting a six-storey building in Pasay City owned by the Government Security Insurance Services (GSIS). In last Monday's flag raising ceremonies, Escudero told employees he was surprised with the spike in the amount the Senate would pay for the construction of Next page
and pledge
By Macon Ramos-Araneta SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said Memorandum Circular No. 52, which provides for the recital of the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge, is neither illegal nor irregular. He noted that it aims to foster a culture of good governance and Next page
More solons want all POGOs closed down By Maricel V. Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta A HOUSE leader on Monday warned POGOpolitics will doom the country amid a growing clamor for the government to totally ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations and declare the industry a national security threat.
“These POGOs are fronts to Chineseled criminal syndicates, money-laundering, espionage, cyber hacking, wiretapping, and other illegal activities that gave rise to murder, kidnapping for ransom, rape, prostitution, torture and countless other unspeakable barbaric activities," said Surigao del Norte Next page
First solar-powered irrigation pump launched By Charles Dantes and Maricel V. Cruz PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday inaugurated the Cabaruan SolarPowered Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP). Designed to irrigate 350 hectares of rice
fields and benefit 237 farmers, the Cabaruan SPIP is the country's first and biggest solarpowered pump irrigation. "Back in the day, we used machines run by oil to flow water from the irrigation canal to your crops. Now we're making it Next page