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9). this administration” and “the all scheduled elections under the term being extended under fed- Read the full story by scanning
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EDITOR ricky s. torre
THURSday, JANUARY 4, 2018

#nationataglance
NATIONWIDE ROUND-UP
alvarez: sereno’s impeachment ready by March
was hOuse sPeakeR Pantaleon D. alvarez, in an interview
he with anc on Wednesday, said impeachment proceed-
ings against chief Justice Maria lourdes P.a. sereno
may be finished “before the house adjourns for the
holy Week break” in March. “Oo, palagay ko naman
e tapos na ang (impeachment) committee nun. In fact
, nag-umpisa na rin kami na i-consolidate ’yung lahat ng
mga ebidensya at yung mga testimonies na nakalap
t namin,” Mr. alvarez said. (yes, I think the committee
would be done by then. In fact, we’ve already started
consolidating all the evidence and testimonies we’ve
s gathered.) For his part, Oriental Mindoro Representa-
tive Reynaldo v. umali, who chairs the house impeach-
ment committee, said he is set to meet with the sec-
afp
0 retariat to finalize the list of resource persons who will naTIOnal caPITal RegIOn
be invited when hearing resumes on Jan. 15. — Minde Traslacion 2018 to feature 12 prayer stations along procession route
Nyl R. dela cruz ThIs yeaR’s Traslacion, or procession of the Black nazarene, scheduled Jan. 9,
Tuesday, will have a new feature — 12 prayer stations strung out along the route
e from the Quirino grandstand to Quiapo church. at each station, communal prayers
DoJ readying sc petition vs cPP-NPa will be said as the andas, the carriage bearing the image of christ bearing the
dra sTaTe PROsecuTORs have begun documentation cross, approaches; blessings with incense and holy water will be dispensed as it
of incidents that will support the Department of passes by; and singing as it departs. — interaksyon.com
Justice (DoJ)’s petition for proscription to declare the >> see full story on https://goo.gl/iiWdrx
communist Party of the Philippines (cPP) and new
People’s army (nPa) as terrorist organizations, in
accordance with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s proc-
lamations to that effect. “I have around 15 incidents.
Baka i-zero namin ito sa (We might bring this down
to) 10 or 12. These are very recent incidents,” Prosecu-
tor Peter l. Ong said in a press briefing on Jan. 3. Mr.
Ong said the prosecution will focus on the incidents
38, that transpired “after (Mr. Duterte) assumed (the)
lor presidency on July 1, 2016.” he added: “Kasi (Because)
at that point, the President was extending his hand by
up showing good faith and sincerity for a just and lasting
mp peace and yet...tactical offensives ang naging kapalit
he ng (were the response to) peace negotiations,” Mr.
his Ong said. The prosecutor said the DoJ is finalizing its
ng petition and may submit this to the supreme court
his “within the month.” — Minde Nyl R. dela cruz

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ld- an esTIMaTeD P120,000 worth of suspected shabu
he were seized by Danao Drug enforcement opera-
he tives in a follow-up buy-bust operation in Barangay
of Maslog, Danao, last sunday afternoon as part of
their Oplan limpyo. Jerry Bataluna, 54, a resident of
fa- Barangay Poblacion, Danao city, was identified by ar-
he rested drug personalities as their source
nd of illegal drugs which led Danao
her operatives to conduct a follow-up
or operation.— The Freeman
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Poe: MRT’s ‘current system is already on last leg’ MInDanaO: DavaO cITy
ls “The FReQuenT breakdowns of the MRT, especially during the latter part of
2017, only tells us that the current system is already on its last leg,” senator
Davao mall management assures workers
absorbed in other operations
grace Poe-llamanzares said in a statement on Wednesday. she added: “The TOP ManageMenT of the nccc Mall in a statement on
on DoTr should start the year with urgency in addressing this problem, that might Wednesday said its “660 workers affected by the Dec.
require extensive repair work rather than just regular maintenance. But extensive 23 mall fire will not be displaced and instead have been
repair might mean the need to put operations on hold, and without an alterna- absorbed by the company in its other operations.” nccc
ve tive mass transport system to replace it, this would bring commuters greater spokesperson and PR manager Thea Padua said, “as early
woes. This is the challenge that the government should solve asap. hopefully, as the first day of the tragedy, top management already
of the new year will give the DoTr the chance to start fresh and show us that it is decided that the affected workers would not be displaced
i- a department that is capable of making better management and engineering and instead would be absorbed in our other operations.” she
choices and not politically driven decisions.” For his part, Presidential spokes- added that nccc has also coordinated with the Bureau of
person herminio harry l. Roque, Jr. said talks continue for the possible return of Fire Protection (BFP) on behalf of the mall tenants and busi-
s sumitomo corp. in MRT’s operations. “(T)ingin ko ness owners who have asked permission to pull out their be-
ve (The way I see it), sumitomo will be the preferred longings. she asked the tenants to be patient as the BFP said
on maintenance at nagsalita na po ang DoTr nung the premises remain under its custody for investigation. Top
nakaraan na nais nga nilang maibalik ang management also met last Thursday, Dec. 28, with relatives
sumitomo diyan (and the Department of of the victims of the Dec. 23 tragedy in a meeting arranged
/ Transportation has said it looks forward to through the office of the Davao city Mayor, and pledged to
, the return of sumitomo’s services). provide needed support for these families. Ms. Padua said
nccc is fully cooperating with the authorities in support of a
r full and impartial probe of the tragedy.
r
”— businessworld gRaPHIcs: WOWIe DulleR

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