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NEWS / A4
NEWS / A2 VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 245 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024
Bato can’t probe drug war—Chiz Quad leaders to Dela Rosa: Explain ‘allowances’ from Go
By Charles Dantes, Joel Zurbano and Maricel Cruz
S
ENATE President Francis Escudero said any investigation on the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs should not be led by either Senator Ronald dela Rosa or Christopher Go as they were implicated in the alleged reward system that incentivized extrajudicial killings of drug suspects. Escudero said he will consult his colleagues on the possibility of forming a committee instead to investigate the controversial war on drugs following a suggestion by Senator Risa Hontiveros to convene the Senate Committee of the Whole. “We’ll face that in the coming days,” Escudero said, adding he has already spoken with Dela Rosa, who was chief of the Philippine National Police during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. “I told him that any investigation concerning him and Senator Bong Go should not be led by them,” Escudero said. Next page
WORLD CLASS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inauguinaugu rated the Sorsogon Sports Arena (SSA) yesterday, in conjunction with the celebration of the 130th anniversary of Sorsogon province and the 50th KasangKasang gayahan Festival. With a capacity of 12,000 people, the SSA will serve as a National Training Camp for more world-class athletes and Olympians from the country. Photo at right shows former Vice President Leni Robredo greeting the President as former senator Bam Aquino looks on. A Bicolana, Robredo was invited by Senate President Chiz Excudero to grace the event. PCO
‘COA, AMLC, DOJ, NBI may probe drug war, reward system’ By Maricel V. Cruz THE House Quad Committee intends to tap the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to probe the alleged misuse of intelligence funds to reward cops for every drug suspect killed during the Duterte administration. “We just want to follow the money trail and find out who the mastermind is,” Quad Committee co-chairman and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said. Next page
PBBM, Robredo meet could start healing—Escudero Lawyer, backers of Quiboloy face sedition charges More Pinoy families went hungry in 3Q, says SWS survey
By Charles Dantes
a visit to Sorsogon City on Thursday. Sports Arena. Mr. Marcos shook hands with RobreAsked on Robredo’s attendance in PRESIDENT Marcos briefly met with do alongside senatorial aspirants Bam the arena, Senate President Francis Es2022 presidential elections rival and for- Aquino and Camille Villar who wel- cudero explained that it was him who Next page mer Vice President Leni Robredo during comed him to the newly-built Sorsogon
By Pot Chavez and Joel E. Zurbano
AT LEAST 22.9% of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger–being hungry and not having anything to eat–at least once in the past three months, according to the survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
THE Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed a complaint against lawyer Israelito Torreon, legal counsel of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, and several others for sedition and inciting to sedition before the Department of Justice (DOJ). CIDG Director Police Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III personally attested to the veracity of the complaint, the DOJ confirmed Thursday. “We want to assure the public that
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By Vito Barcelo
House Blue Ribbon panel threatens arrest of VP Sara’s subordinates By Maricel V. Cruz and Rachelle Tonelada
SAFE FROM HARM. Sec. Hans Cacdac leads officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in welcoming home 45 Filipino workers repatriated from Lebanon who arrived yesterday at the NAIA terminal 1 via Kuwait Airways 417. Joseph Muego
THE House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability issued subpoenas anew to six individuals working for the Office of the Vice President (OVP), reminding them that if they fail to appear in
the next hearing of the panel, they will be ordered arrested. The Blue Ribbon panel chaired by Manila Rep. Joel Chua issued the subpoenas to OVP lawyers Zuleika Lopez (Chief of Staff), Lemuel Ortonio (assistant COS), Rosalynne Sanchez (Director for Administrative and Next page