Duterte vows to pursue case vs cops in Arnaiz slay

 Entertainment
Sep 092017
 

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte meets with Carlito and Eva Arnaiz, parents of the slain teenager Carl, who was allegedly killed in a shootout with policemen on August 17. The parents of the slain teenager as well as the victim’s sister Camille paid a courtesy call on the President at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on September 6, 2017. During their meeting, the President assured a thorough and impartial investigation will be conducted in the case. (Photo by Ace Morandante/Presidential Photo)

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday promised that cases would be pursued against policemen implicated in the killing of 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz.

In his speech during the 60th anniversary celebration of the Social Security System (SSS), Duterte said he was late because he met with the parents of the slain teenager in Malacañang.

“I’m a bit late because the parents of Arnaiz, the latest victim of, I don’t know, who (is) still under investigation. I ordered the Secretary of Justice to take over the investigation of the case,” he said.

The President said that he would only defend security forces if their actions were done in the performance of duty, stressing that he would never allow his troops to kill defenseless persons, including enemies of the state.

“Ang sinabi ko naman (What I said) we will protect soldiers and policemen, no doubt about it, but there should always be the element of the performance of duty and you do not kill defenseless persons,” he said.

“I’m sorry but I will pursue the case against policemen and need be, they will go to jail. Wala ako inutos patayin mo bata o matanda (I did not order that you kill young and old alike) and even the enemies on bended knees. It’s not the norm or rule of democracy. I would never ever condone or allow it,” Duterte said.

Arnaiz left his home in Cainta, Rizal last August 17 and was found dead 10 days later in a funeral parlor in Caloocan City.

Caloocan police reports claimed that he robbed a taxi driver in early hours of August 18 and fired at responding policemen.

Meanwhile, 14-year-old Reynaldo de Guzman, the last person seen with Arnaiz, was found dead with at least 30 stab wounds in Gapan, Nueva Ecija early Tuesday.

Malacañang has earlier guaranteed a thorough and impartial investigation into the killing of Arnaiz.

In a Palace briefing Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella assured that there will be no whitewash and that those who will be found responsible would be made accountable. (PNA)

 

Poe urges creation of transport safety board anew after Nueva Ecija bus crash

 Entertainment
Apr 222017
 
Poe urges creation of transport safety board anew after Nueva Ecija bus crash

Sen. Grace Poe delivers her sponsorship speech on the FOI Act: Senator Grace Poe delivers her sponsorship speech on the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) Act on Wednesday (Oct. 19, 2016) at the Plenary Hall of the Senate Building in Pasay City. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA, Apr 19 (Mabuhay) – Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday called anew for the creation of a National Transport Safety Board following the Nueva Ecija bus accident that killed at least 32 people. In a statement, Poe also said the necessary assistance should be extended by authorities and the bus company to the victims and their relatives. “Kailangan ding siguraduhin ang masusing imbestigasyon upang mapanagot ang maysala at makamit ng mga biktima ang hustisya,” Poe said. “Muling pinaiigting ng pangyayaring ito ang pangangailangan natin sa isang National Transport Safety Board na magsasagawa ng independiyenteng imbestigasyon sa mga aksidente at magbuo ng mga polisiya at programa para maiwasan ang kapahamakan sa daan,” she added. The proposed National Transportation Safety Board aims to create an independent and non-regulatory panel that will oversee and coordinate efforts among various agencies involved in overall management of land, air, maritime and railway transportation. The functions of the NTSB include conducting independent accident investigations; supporting safety programs based on continuing reviews of causes of unfortunate incidents; and assessing the operating practices and regulations of transportation-oriented government agencies. Overloading could have caused the ill-fated LeoMaric minibus to lose control and fall into a deep ravine in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, a Read More …

China Bank opens 4 new branches

 Economy
Dec 272013
 
China Bank opens 4 new branches

MANILA, Philippines – China Banking Corp. (China Bank) has opened four new branches before the end of the year, bringing its network count to 295. In a statement, the bank said it opened new branches in Guagua, Pampanga; Jaro, Iloilo; Roxas, Isabela; and Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija. The new offices are the bank’s 13th branch in Pampanga, fifth in Iloilo, fourth in Isabela, and sixth in Nueva Ecija. The bank noted the full-service branches will be open from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All of which are equipped with an automated teller machine (ATM) and a night depository box for a 24/7 service. At the same time, its thrift bank arm, China Bank Savings has opened two mini branches before the end of 2013. The savings bank’s new mini branches are located at Savemore Amang Rodriguez Branch in Pasig City and at Savemore Acacia Estates Branch in Taguig City. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 This now brought CBS’ mini branches count to 11, 10 of which are at Savemore locations and one at Fil-Oil in Tanuan, Batangas. China Bank noted CBS mini branches offer face to face interaction with tellers and e-banking services. These offices are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and are also equipped with an ATM, night depository and an online banking kiosk. China Bank’s new branches and the thrift bank’s newly opened mini-branches bring the whole network’s count to 368. The bank has opened 12 China Read More …

BSP grants relief to banks affected by Typhoon Santi

 Economy
Oct 222013
 
BSP grants relief to banks affected by Typhoon Santi

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted temporary regulatory relief to banks affected by Typhoon Santi. “(This is) to enable them to similarly assist and ease the financial burden of bank customers adversely affected by Typhoon Santi,” the central bank said in a statement. Banks eligible for the relief measures are those located in the provinces of Pangasinan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Laguna, and Rizal. For thrift, rural and cooperative banks, the BSP has excluded the computation of due ratios for existing loans of borrowers in affected areas. The BSP has also allowed to the non-imposition of penalties on legal reserves deficiencies and has granted a moratorium on monthly payments due to the central bank for those banks with ongoing rehabilitation programs. At the same time, the central bank has slashed the general loan loss provision to one percent from five percent and said it will not be imposing penalties on delays in the submission of supervisory reports. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 For all types of banks affected, the BSP has allowed them to grant financial assistance to officers or employees affected by the typhoon. Meanwhile, for rediscounting banks, the central bank gave them a 60-day grace period to settle outstanding obligations as of Oct. 13 and allowed them to restructure with the BSP current loans of affected borrowers. The BSP has granted similar relief measures following typhoons Sendong, Pedring, Mina and Juaning in Read More …

PAGASA: Typhoon Huaning still heading for north Luzon, may become super typhoon

 News
Jul 102013
 
PAGASA: Typhoon Huaning still heading for north Luzon, may become super typhoon

Typhoon Huaning (Soulik) moved closer to Batanes in extreme northern Luzon early Thursday, while state weather forecasters were not discounting the possibility that it could further intensify into a supertyphoon. “Hindi pa siya umaabot pero nariyan posibilidad na maging supertyphoon kasi nasa karagatan pa siya,” PAGASA forecaster Buddy Javier said in an interview on dzBB radio. Javier said a cyclone must have maximum sustained winds of 210 kph and gustiness of 250 kph to be considered a supertyphoon. But Javier said Huaning was moving west-northwest and was unlikely to make landfall over the Philippines. “Pinapakita ng model natin maliit chance tumama sa kalupaan ng ating bansa. Tinatahak niya papunta northern Taiwan gigilid lang pero maapektuhan ilang part ng Batanes,” he said. As of Thursday morning, he said Huaning had maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph. 5 a.m. advisory PAGASA’s 5 a.m. advisory said Huaning was estimated at 910 km east of Itbayat, Batanes as of 4 a.m. It said Huaning was moving west-northwest at 20 kph and is expected to be 550 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes Friday morning. By Saturday morning, it is expected to be 420 km north of Itbayat, Batanes. By Sunday morning it is expected to be 710 km northwest of Itbayat, Batanes or outside the Philippine area of responsibility. Batanes remained under Storm Signal No. 1. PAGASA said Huaning may bring rainfall of 10 to 25 mm per hour (heavy to intense) within its 800-km Read More …

Media killings still ‘major concern’

 News
Jun 052013
 
Media killings still ‘major concern’

By Nikko Dizon Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:08 am | Thursday, June 6th, 2013 Elisabetta Polenghi, younger sister of Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi, gives a Thai way ‘Wai” to express thanks in front of Thai media in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 29, 2013, after the court had found that Polenghi, killed while covering the military’s crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand’s capital three years ago, was shot by a high-velocity bullet like those issued to soldiers. Journalism remains a dangerous profession, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-Ifra) said Wednesday, June 5, 2013. AP PHOTO/SAKCHAI LALIT BANGKOK—Journalism remains a dangerous profession with 54 media practitioners killed in the line of duty, including one from the Philippines, over the past year, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-Ifra) said Wednesday. “The safety of journalists continues to be a major concern in areas of the world where conflict makes reporting the news dangerous, often deadly,” said WAN-Ifra’s Global Press Freedom Report. The report covered the period June 2012 to May 2013. WAN-Ifra’s recorded incident in the Philippines was the murder of commentator Julius Cauzo of radio station dwJJ in Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija province. Cauzo was shot dead on Nov. 8 last year. Cauzo, WAN-Ifra noted, was critical of local politicians and had received death threats. The group emphasized that “impunity remains a bitter issue in the Philippines.” It said that investigations were “still ongoing into the Nov. 23, 2009, ‘Ampatuan massacre,’ which saw 32 journalists tragically killed.” Read More …

Globe, PLDT grapple with interconnection issues

 Economy
Feb 282013
 
Globe, PLDT grapple with interconnection issues

MANILA, Philippines — Rivals Globe Telecom and Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications Co. continue to wage a bitter fight over interconnection problems. Globe has urged PLDT to address  the interconnection problems  in several areas in the past three days. In a statement, Globe reported  that problems began  February 25. The telco recalled that at around 8 p.m. last February 25, the local interconnection with PLDT in the province of Bulacan was monitored to be out-of-service. It was relayed immediately to PLDT and initial investigation showed the problem was owing to the unavailability of Signaling Link.  The PLDT team advised Globe that they will look into the problem and perform a reset if necessary. Globe revealed that since year 2012, the POIs with PLDT have experienced problems on the signaling link at PLDT side, prompting globe to perform a reset of these signaling links.  Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 On February 26, at around 12 p.m., other North Luzon local interconnections with PLDT (La Union, Baguio, Tarlac, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija) also went out-of-service,  still owing to the unavailability of signaling links. The case was again brought  to PLDT ‘s attention. PLDT informed Globe that they forwarded the concern to their technical teams and will update Globe accordingly. Yet on the morning of February 27, the local POIs were still out-of-service and PLDT was unable to give  any reason for it. Given the amount of time and the inconvenience to Globe’s customers, it became necessary for Globe to issue a public advisory Read More …

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