Sabi nga ni Tatay Digong – PUT*NG INA, mga BULLSHIT kayo. GALIT na ako. Matapos PATALSIKIN si Sec Sueno sa DILG, nagpapakalat naman ang DILG MAFIA ng balita na dapat daw TANGGALIN din ang 3 DILG Under Secretaries na nagsampa ng complaint laban sa dating South Cotabato governor. Para daw patas. PUT*NG INA, ang titigas ng ulo says Digong. Ang pangunahing adhikain ni Sueno  at ang talong bagong Usec (Padilla, Hinlo at Castriciones) nuong 2016 sa DILG ay linisin ang TALAMAK na kurapsyon na pinangungunahan nila HOLY TRINITY Usec Panadero, Asec Aldana at Director Tabil.  Eto naman si Sueno, sa halip na i-FREEZER ang mga pinuno ng DILG MAFIA, imbistigahan sila at kasuhan sa korte ay naakit pang sumali sa mga TIWALI at lalo pang PINALAKAS ang hawak nila Panadero, Aldana at Tabil sa kapangyarihan at pera ng bayan. Dapat lang na tapat sa trabaho at hindi KURAP ang pumalit kay Sueno at ang unang BATAYAN ng kalinisan nito ay kung MAKAKASUSHAN, MATATANGGAL sa SERBISYO at MAKUKULONG ang mga lider ng DILG MAFIA. GALIT na ako. PUT*NG INA nyo, ayon kay Tatay Digong (na hindi nakuhang magmura sa harap ng mga Boy Scouts; mabuti naman).

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DILG Secretary Sueno SACKED. Usec Panadero and Asec Aldana should also be FIRED. Upon the assumption of the Duterte Administration, that won on the campaign to rid CORRUPTION, Sueno instead sided with the holdover DILG Mafia headed by Usec Panadero and Asec Aldana. both of whom cornered (since the Aquino Administration) the Bids and Awards Committee, directorships to government corporations, promotions, appointments to choice assignments (preferred regions) and massive expenditures concerned with events, caterers, contractual services (janitorial, security), leasing and vehicle purchases. Sueno received a van from Usec Panadero and Asec Aldana to CEMENT their relationship in 2016. In short instead of FIRING Panadero and Aldana, Sueno SLEPT with the enemy. The CORRUPT DILG (of GMA and P-Noy) that was supposed to be CLEANSED by the Duterte Administration, however, was in CORRUPT BUSINESS AS USUAL under the helm of Sueno. NOTE: Aldana CLAIMS that her relative is the BEST FRIEND of President Duterte so while it is difficult to evaluate the real closeness of the relationship from the perspective of Digong, in the civil service, such info propagated to the world will always instill fear to government servants and give a sense of entitlement to the luckily connected.

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Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno was fired by President Rodrigo Duterte during a Cabinet meeting on Monday night.

A Malacañang source initially told GMA News that the directive was issued during a Cabinet meeting, after an argument broke out between Sueno and other officials.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, meanwhile, confirmed the news during an interview with GMA News’ Arnold Clavio on Unang Balita.

Aguirre said the Cabinet meeting opened with the topic on allegations against Sueno.

“Sa umpisa pa lang po ng Cabinet meeting eh yun ang aming nabuksang topic ng ating? pangulo. Pero afterwards alam naman po nating lahat inannounce niya na parang terminated na si Sec. Sueno because of some allegations,” he said.

Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella also confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte has  dismissed Sueno.

“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has dismissed Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary, Mr. Ismail Sueno, citing loss of trust and confidence.,” Abella said.

He said Sueno’s dismissal was announced at the end of the 14th Cabinet meeting.

Abella said Sueno’s summary dismissal “served as a warning that Mr. Duterte would not countenance any questionable or legally untenable decisions by any member of the Cabinet. ”

“The Secretary had, in fact, been instrumental in convincing the President to run for election, but this did not deter the President from pursuing his drive for a trustworthy government by addressing issues like corruption,” he added.

Duterte hinted in a speech on Sunday in Cagayan de Oro City that he will fire another government official.

“In due time, I’m going to dismiss another official, Pu— ina, ang titigas talaga ng ulo,” he said.

A confidential memorandum sent to President Duterte alleged that the DILG secretary had abused his position. Sueno denied the claims.

In a statement last month, Sueno expressed readiness to be replaced as DILG secretary.

“We serve at the pleasure of the President. It is within his power, wisdom and discretion to appoint members of his Cabinet,” he said.

“With the information being floated about the change at the helm of the DILG, I take no offense whatsoever. It is business as usual for me as I dispense my duties and functions with the blessings of President Duterte,” he added.

A former South Cotabato governor, Sueno was appointed to the top DILG post in 2016 by President Duterte.

He was also a vice presidential candidate under the Promdi political party in 1998. —BAP/ALG, GMA News

Mocha Uson Blog post – Ganito pa rin kaya ang saloobin ni Sen. Pangilinan kung sila ang tinitira ng media? Kung sa kanila hindi patas ang pagbabalita ng media? Sir, you talk about democracy pero kayo po ay isa sa mga umatake sa social media using “fake news” as an excuse. Yan ang hirap eh, kapag kampi sa inyo ipagtatanggol niyo at doon niyo laging ginagamit ang salitang “demokrasya,” pero kapag kontra sa inyo dinedescredit niyo at ginagawa niyo ang lahat para mawalan ng boses.

Notary public ‘admitted’ falsified affidavit in De Lima petitions – SC Justice Velasco

Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr says the notary public admitted that the senator’s affidavits were already signed before she and Senator Leila de Lima met.

MANILA, Philippines – After scrutinizing the affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court (SC) by notary public Maria Cecile Tresvalles-Cabalo, Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr said the lawyer herself admitted violation of the rules on notarial practice.

Velasco made the statement at the continuation of the High Court’s oral arguments on Senator Leila de Lima’s petitions related to her arrest for drug charges on Tuesday, March 28.

Velasco pointed out that the notary public admitted that the senator’s affidavits were already signed before they met.

Section 6 of the rules on notarial practice requires the individual to personally appear before the notary public and sign the document in the presence of the notary.

However, Cabalo’s affidavit implies that such did not happen.

Solicitor General Jose Calida quoted from Cabalo’s affidavit, which says: “I was informed that the petition was already signed and ready for notarization. I was then provided the petition by her staff.”

“Because the jurat in the verification and certification against forum shopping was fabricated, the instant petition is considered unsigned pursuant to Section 4, Rule 7 of the Rules of Court. An unsigned pleading produces no legal effect,” Calida said in his opening statement as he took the floor for the first time to argue for the respondents.

If only for that violation, Calida is calling on the SC to dismiss De Lima’s petitions.

Calida had alleged that Cabalo never personally met De Lima on the day that the senator’s affidavit was notarized on February 24 or the day she was arrested and detained at Camp Crame.

De Lima’s camp had explained that Calida’s evidence was the logbook of the custodial center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) where De Lima is detained. But the notarization happened at another place inside Crame – the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG.)

Velasco clarified Cabalo’s affidavit and asked De Lima’s lead counsel in the oral arguments, former solicitor general Florin Hilbay, if the notary public put the impression of her seal when Cabalo and De Lima met.

“I am not aware,” Hilbay responded.

Interpellation of Calida was ongoing as of posting time.

De Lima was arrested on February 24 upon the order of Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero.

Rappler.com    Lian Buan  March 28, 2017

#DeLima #Duterte #WarOnDrugs #DrugLordProtector

Kaya naman pala todo depensa ang National Union of Journalists of the Philippines sa ABS CBN at Philippine Daily Inquirer na parehong muling binanatan ni Pangulong Digong dahil sa BIASED reporting ay sapagkat yun palang NUJP ay DOMINADO ng mga tauhan ng dalawang inupakang media outlets. Diba dapat, in the interest of FULL DISCLOSURE, ay sinabi itong mahalagang impormasyon na ito bago binasa ng NUJP ang kanilang pahayag. Ngayon lumalabas na ang NUJP pala ay may CONFLICT of INTEREST SITUATION sapagkat pinangangalagaan nito ang kapakanan ng mga kumpanyang pinagtatrabahuhan ng mga opisyal ng NUJP. So saan naman maaring magpadala ng COMPLAINT laban sa NUJP para sa UNETHICAL CONDUCT? Ang magiging resulta sa paglabas ng balitang ito ay lalong mapapaniwala ang taumbayan na tunay na BIASED ang mainstream media (ABS CBN at Inquirer among many others) at ginagamit pa nito ang mga samahan o organisasyon kagaya ng NUJP para protektahan ang mga pangnegosyong interes ng dalawang media outlets na nabanggit. Sa halip na imbestigahan ng NUJP ang mga paratang ni Pangulong Digong, todo bilis sila sa pagpanig sa dalawang naupakan. Batid naman ng lahat na mayroon nang PANDAIGDIGANG pagbawas sa mga bumabasa ng mga PRINTED NEWSPAPERS dahil sa cell phone, laptop at personal computer na nakakakuha ng balita ang maraming mamamayan. Umuunti na ang bumibil ng pahayagan at umaasa sa radyo at telebisyon para makakuha ng nagbabagang balita. Malagim na ang kinabukasan ng mga pahayagan dahil sa pangangailangan ng INSTANT NEWS eh ang mga printed newspapers ay sa umaga (o hapon) lang lumalabas kaya laging nauunahan ng internet at social media ang pagkalat ng balita sapagkat 24 hours a day ang serbisyo ng mga makabagong tagapamalitang ito.

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday accused some mining firms of financing destabilization moves against his government.

In a news conference in Malacañang, Duterte said mining firms, which he did not name, were funding the opposition to undermine his government.

“Kayong mga mining, I know you are funding the opposite side. Alam ko na ngayon kung sinong gumgastos sa kanila. I know that some of you are giving funding to the other side to destabilize me. If the police and military will allow it, it’s their problem,” Duterte said.

Duterte issued this statement amid the heated debate over Environment Secretary Gina Lopez’s decision to close down 23 mines and cancel mineral sharing agreements.

The Commission on Appointments (CA) may decide on her appointment this week before Congress goes on a break.

Lopez has faced strong opposition from groups benefiting from the country’s mining industry. She said mining only benefits the few and destroys the environment.

During the news conference, Duterte again came to Lopez’s defense, saying the latter is telling the truth.

“Is Gina a liar? No, I don’t [think so],” he said.

“How can you argue with Gina when she is presenting, confronting you with a visual thing? Kami dito, it appalls us na kung mag-lobby-lobby kayo ng mining dyan, gusto niyo ako palitan na president na paluhurin niyo, to do your bidding,” he added, as he held pictures of mining sites supposedly showing massive environmental destruction in several parts of the country.

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News

DAVAO CITY – Presidential sister Jocelyn Duterte’s dance instructor, who was supposedly killed many years ago on orders of then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, posted a six-line message on Facebook on Tuesday, saying he was very much alive.

Retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas, who appeared at the Senate on Monday, reiterated his claim that he headed the Davao Death Squad for Duterte and alleged that he killed hundreds of people on Duterte’s orders, including his sister Jocelyn’s dance instructor, Ruben Borja Baguio.

But Baguio, obviously irked at claims he had been killed for allegedly being a gigolo, wrote in an apparent message to Lascañas and another witness Edgar Matobato: “What’s your problem? Put your acts in order! Don’t you have something to say anymore?”

Baguio said he has been living peacefully until he was dragged into the investigation on the President’s alleged involvement in summary executions here when he was still mayor.

Baguio said he wanted to “clarify” to all that “it was not true I had been killed.”

“I earn my living decently so please stop the issue,” he added.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer traced Baguio’s Facebook account to August 23, 2011, when it was first opened.

On it, he mostly posted or shared religious articles and quotes, aside from his photos and those of his family and friends.

He also had photos of him with Jocelyn and with Dionisia Pacquiao, mother of boxing champion Sen. Manny Pacquiao.

During the campaign period, Baguio – also a body-building enthusiast – posted pro-Duterte memes and was even photographed doing the Duterte fist sign.

Jocelyn, 68, told the Inquirer by phone that Baguio has been her dance instructor since 2007.

“From 2007 to present. He is my only DI,” she said, adding that they regularly meet at the only ballroom dancing venue in town.

Lascañas had been steadfast in his claim that they had killed Jocely’s DI upon then mayor Duterte’s order because he was dating his sister only for money.

He said he was certain about the job and that they buried the body of the DI inside the Laud quarry in Maa.

Jocelyn, who said she watched Lascañas give his testimony at the Senate on TV, concluded that it was all a farce and part of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s effort against his elder brother.

She advised Trillanes to get “certified true and correct” witnesses because the effort against the President has descended to the level of “showbiz” or a “telenovela.”

“You’re looking stupid…you’re wasting the people’s money given to you as salary. Good luck to your DDS sequel!,” she also said in an earlier statement.

The alleged killing of Jocelyn’s DI first made the news in September 2016 when Matobato testified before the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee that the then mayor ordered him and other henchmen to chop him up.

He said the DI was only among hundreds of people killed by the so-called Davao Death Squad during Duterte’s terms as mayor.

Even then, Jocelyn had already branded Matobato’s claim as “a total lie and a serious lie.”

She said the exposé was part of the “politically-motivated plot” masterminded by Senator Leila de Lima against her brother.  SFM/rga

#Duterte #WarOnDrugs

Share Share Share – Breaking News: Like Like Like —–>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/MetroManilaKilusangPagbabago/ ***** Arrest warrant for Senator De Lima is out. At the Senate, no arrest warrant was served on her. She then decided to go home first to return to the Senate tomorrow. There is still no clarity if she could or would be arrested in her house in spite of her statement that she would be waiting for the arresting party tomorrow at the Senate. Ano po ang say nyo mga ka-DDS?

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Foes rejoice looming De Lima arrest

Matapos ipawalangsala si Dating Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte sa pamumuno ng Davao Death Squad sa Senate hearing, BUMUWELTA si PNP SPO3 Arturo Lascanas at ngayon naman ay nagsasabing tutoo daw na may DDS at si nagyo’y Presidente Duterte ang pasimuno nito.

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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file perjury charges against retired SPO3 Arturo Lascañas for flip-flopping on the alleged existence of the so-called Davao Death Squad.

“The Department of Justice should immediately file perjury charges against retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas. By admitting to lying under oath before the Senate justice committee during the October 2016 hearings on alleged extrajudicial killings, Lascañas has made a mockery of the solemn proceedings of the Senate. He should be made to pay for the grave disrespect he has shown to this institution,” Gatchalian, who is part of the Senate majority bloc, said in a statement.

Lascañas denied the existence of DDS when he testified under oath before the Senate committee on justice and human rights last year.

But in a press conference this Monday morning, the retired police officer did not only confirm its existence but also accused President Rodrigo Duterte of using the group to kill criminals when the latter was still the mayor of Davao City.

“Personally, I find it hard to believe the incredible alternative facts that Lascañas is now asserting. After all, he was singing a completely different tune just a few months ago,” Gatchalian said.

“Taken all together, it is clear that there are serious doubts about his integrity and the credibility of his new testimony. Unless Lascañas can provide actual concrete evidence to link the President to extrajudicial killings, I would not rely too much on this retired cop’s tall tales,” he added.

Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, who is also part of the majority bloc, raised doubts about Lascañas’ new allegations.

“Maraming mga oppositor ang Pangulo, baka nakumbinsi sya. Baka nakumbisi sya na mag oppose (The President has many opposers. He may have been convinced to oppose),” Pacquiao said in an interview.

Asked if he believed the former cop’s latest version of his story against Duterte, the senator answered no.

“Paano mo paniniwaalan e nag statement na dito yun e? Tapos nag statement na naman (How could I believe him when he has testified before? Then he has made another statement),” he said.

“Mahirap ang buhay ngayon, maraming nangangailangan (Life is difficult nowadays, many are in dire need),” Pacquiao added.

Asked again if what he meant was Lascañas changed the story in exchange for money, the senator said: “Huwag na nating sabihing money involved, baka nakumbinsi sya ng kabila (Let’s not say that money was involved, he may have been convinced by the opposition).” RAM/rga

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Retracting his earlier testimony at the Senate, a Davao City policeman who had testified on the Davao Death Squad (DDS) resurfaced on Monday and claimed that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the killings of criminals in Davao City when he was still its mayor.

SPO3 Arturo Lascañas, who was presented by members of the Free Legal Assistance Group during a press conference in the Senate, claimed that Duterte personally ordered them to kill criminals. He also confirmed the existence of the DDS.

“Sa una pong pag-upo ni Mayor ni Mayor Duterte bilang mayor ng Davao City ay nag-umpisa na po kami ng tinatawag na salvaging ng mga tao. Ito po ay mga suspek na gumagawa ng krimen sa Davao, about illegal drugs,” Lascañas said.

“Inimplementa po namin ang personal na utos ni Duterte sa amin,” he said.

Lascañas claimed that DDS members were paid by Duterte from P20,000 to P 100,000 depending on their targets.

“Sa lahat po ng ginagawa naming pagpatay sa Davao City, libing man o itapon namin sa laot, ito po ay binabayaran kami ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, kadalasan P20,000, minsan P50,000 at depende  po sa status ng target. Minsan P100,000,”   he said.

“Ako po ay tumanggap ng allowance galing sa office of the mayor sa matagal ng panahon. Tumanggap ako ng P100,000,”  he added.

Lascañas’ statement was a turnaround from his earlier  testimony  when he faced  the Senate justice and public order committees  that investigated  the alleged  extrajudicial  killings in the country.

“All lies,”   told the  committee when he was asked by senators  if he  was part of the DDS. CBB

The contracts—known as mineral production sharing agreements, or MPSAs—are all in watershed zones, with many in the exploration stage.

They cover projects not yet in production and the latest action by Lopez suggests she will not allow them to be developed further.

“You kill watersheds, you kill life,” Lopez told a news briefing.

“In this country, all open-pit mining operations are being done in a watershed,” she said. “This should never be allowed.”

Sanctity of contracts

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) said in a statement that with Lopez’s unilateral action, the controversy was “no longer a question of whether a handful of companies really violated environmental laws” but “whether we still uphold the sanctity of contracts.”

Suggesting the affected miners were preparing to take legal action, COMP said the matter had “now become a question of due process” and “fairness and justice that applies to all.”

COMP lawyer Ronald Recidoro  said Lopez’s latest action was “absurd” and ignored due process given MPSAs were contracts between the government and the mining companies.

“You cannot just unilaterally cancel contracts, especially if there are no specific grounds,” Recidoro said.

Mining law allowed operations in watersheds, except those declared protected by the government, he added.

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines called the cancellation of the mining contracts “irresponsible.”

“We do not understand why these permits—which are only to explore but not to produce—are harming watersheds. Responsible government agencies reviewed the permits, and there are dispute resolution provisions that should be followed,” John D. Forbes, senior adviser to the chamber, said in a text message to the Inquirer.

“Cancellation without due process is as irresponsible as operating a mine without following environmental rules and laws,” he said.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry agreed. “There should be due process for the mining firms,” its president, George T. Barcelon, said in a phone interview.

But Lopez said it was within her discretion “to decide on the resources of the country.”

Duterte ally

The canceled contracts include the $2-billion Kingking gold and copper project in Davao del Norte province, the holder of which is the group of former Sen. Manuel Villar, an ally of President Duterte.

Five of the scrapped contracts involve the Philex group led by Manny V. Pangilinan, who figured in a verbal tussle with Lopez when she spoke against mining during an industry forum in 2012.

A longtime environmentalist, Lopez ordered the closure of 23 of the Philippines’ 41 mines on Feb. 2 for allegedly damaging watersheds and for siltation of coastal waters and farmlands.

Another five mines were suspended, causing an outcry from the industry.

Protesting Lopez’s action, COMP on Monday filed its opposition to her nomination in the Commission on Appointments.

COMP said Lopez’s orders would affect 1.2 million people.

Legal action

The industry plans to appeal Lopez’s orders to President Duterte, although some miners facing a shutdown of their operations have threatened legal action, with some miners saying on Tuesday they had received a formal closure order from the DENR.

Top Philippine nickel ore producer Nickel Asia Corp. said it would “pursue all legal remedies to overturn [the] order because of due process violations and the absence of any basis” that would warrant a suspension or closure of operations of its unit Hinatuan Mining Corp.

Hinatuan was told that its operation had “impaired the functions of the watershed in the area,” according to a copy of the closure order.

Lopez said on Tuesday that courts could not halt her orders.

“There is no TRO (temporary restraining order) that holds function in the case of environment enforcement,” she said.

“You can’t have a TRO. We are protecting the environment and you can’t stop us from protecting the environment,” she added.

The contracts she ordered canceled on Tuesday include the $5.9-billion Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato province, the biggest stalled mining venture in the Philippines.

“The contract here covers four provinces—South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat and Davao del Sur—and six rivers and the food basket of Mindanao,” Lopez said.

“We’re canceling this as a gift of love to the people of Cotabato,” Lopez said.

7 days to comment

The mining companies that would receive cancellation orders would have seven days to comment and “show why we shouldn’t cancel their MPSAs,” she said.

Four of the five Philex contracts canceled on Tuesday were assigned to Philex Gold Philippines Inc. and involved projects in Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Negros Occidental provinces.

The fifth MPSA was assigned to Silangan Mindanao Mining Co. Inc. in Surigao del Norte, where Philex hopes to develop a $2-billion copper-gold project that would replace the group’s biggest revenue source—Philex Mining Corp.’s Padcal mine in Benguet province, whose production life is expected to expire in 2022.

The decision to close or suspend existing mine operations followed a months-long audit of the mines, although a government team that reviewed the audit recommended only suspensions and fines.  —WITH REPORTS FROM JAYMEE T. GAMIL, BEN O. DE VERA, ROY STEPHEN C. CANIVEL AND THE WIRES

By: Ronnel W. Domingo