13 MARCH 2019

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Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Daily Tribune
All point to De Lima
All of them said when I asked them if those alleged
were true and they said it was true
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administration senatorial bet
former Bureau of Corrections
(BuCor) Chief Ronald de la Rosa
bared yesterday.
De la Rosa, who served as
BuCor chief from April to October
2018, said he inquired about De
Lima’s alleged drug links from
several convicted inmates at
the NBP and no one denied the
existence of such links.
“All of them said when I asked
them if those alleged were true
and they said it was true… no
one denied it,” De la Rosa said
during an ANC interview.
He did not identify who were
the convicted drug lords he
inquired about De Lima’s links
to the illegal drugs trade.
However, during
a court hearing
last year, convicted
drug lord Jayvee
Sebastian admitted
to conspiring with De Lima.
During his arraignment
held 4 September 2018 inside the
NBP compound in Muntinlupa
City, Sebastian entered a guilty
plea before the Regional Trial
Court Branch 206.
Sebastian admitted he
conspired with De Lima and
five others to trade illegal drugs
inside the NBP. De Lima has
repeatedly denied the charges
against her.
If there is communication
there will be transaction.
De la Rosa added to stop
convicted drug lords from
controlling illegal drugs trade
outside NBP, he ordered Chinese
inmates to be separated from
Filipinos.
Sinos segregated
“The situation there (NBP) was
very difficult. They (convicted
drug lords) have no fears. They
are not worried that they
will be arrested
because they are
already detained,”
De la Rosa said.
“So, I separated
the Chinese drug lords
from the Filipinos — in
separate buildings to cut their
communication because if there
is communication, there will
be transactions,” added De la
Rosa who served as chief of the
Philippine National Police (PNP).
De la Rosa stressed the
convicted drug lords are still able
to control the illegal drugs trade
even while serving prison terms
because of communication. He
maintained that no more drugs
are coming from NBP.
Drug lord Jayvee Sebastian
admitted he conspired with
De Lima and five others to
trade illegal drugs inside
the NBP.
De la Rosa also dared the
opposition Otso Diretso lineup
Sparks fly in Batangas tiff
Sabili emphasized that it was not the first time that Recto’s
camp made a move against him
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The mayor vowed to give importance to
health care and gender equality.
On the other hand, Santos-Recto is running
for a second term in the newly created district.
Star of Batangas
Referred to as the “Star for All Seasons”
due to her exemplary silver screen
performances through the years, Santos-Recto
had distinguished herself in the political field
and is currently vice chairman of the House
Committees on Globalization and Local
Government.
Recto, however, denied allegations
that he was meddling with Lipa
City concerns and said he has not
spoken with any DILG official
with regard to Sabili’s suspension.
Among the bills she shepherded are the
Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Law, New Social Security Services Act,
Extended Passport Validity Act, Tax Reform
for Acceleration and Inclusion Law, Universal
Health Care Act, National ID System Act and
DE LA ROSA
the Expanded Maternity Leave Act.
Santos-Recto was also a former Lipa City
mayor and Batangas governor.
The rivalry of the Rectos and the Sabilis in
Batangas has been legendary. Last 17 October
or a few hours before the start of the filing of
the certificates of candidacy, the Nationalist
People’s Coalition (NPC) party canceled
Sabili’s nomination.
Sabili accused Sen. Ralph
Recto, Vilma’s husband, of
making a call to NPC secretary
general Dong Mendoza to drop
him from the party.
Sabili emphasized that it was
not the first time that Recto’s camp
made a move against him. He said in the
previous elections, he was kicked out of the
Liberal Party and after he joined the National
Unity Party, Recto again attempted to cancel
his membership from the party. Recto’s camp
remained quiet about the allegations.
DE LIMA
to “bring it on” in accepting the
debate challenge.
De la Rosa, who is among
the five official candidates of
the ruling Partido Demokratiko
Pilipino and endorsed by Davao
City Mayor Sara Duterte’s Hugpong
ng Pagbabago, said he is ready to
face anybody in the debates.
Deals made inside
“Illegal drugs are not flowing
into the prison. You’re talking
about commercial value drugs that
they say are coming from Bilibid?
No,” De la Rosa said. “What is
happening there is — convicted
drug lords inside the prison are
Independent bet
Sabili will run as an independent candidate
for the 2019 midterm elections.
On 27 June 2018, the Office of the
Ombudsman was supposed to impose a oneyear
suspension without pay on Sabili for
oppression and conduct prejudicial to the
best interest of service.
Former Lipa Social Welfare Development
Officer Teresita Pesa filed a complaint against
the incumbent mayor after she was ordered
reassigned and transferred to a different
position.
This was not denied by Sabili as he said
the reassignment was made due to efforts to
clean the ranks in city hall.
He recently asked Senator Recto to stop
intervening with local government politics,
saying he received information he
was pressuring the Department
of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) to suspend
him immediately.
Recto, however, denied
allegations that he was meddling
with Lipa City concerns and said
he has not spoken with any DILG official with
regard to Sabili’s suspension.
The Ombudsman order for Sabili’s
suspension was not served after the Court
of Appeals approved a 60-day temporary
restraining order.
Last Sunday, he hosted Hugpong ng
Pagbabago’s (HnP) campaign rally in Lipa
City, Batangas.
The sortie was attended by Davao
City Mayor Sara Duterte and several HnP
candidates.
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the ones in control. Their business
outside continues, but the shabu
does not go inside the prison. They
are the ones in control.”
He also stressed that he was
never offered a bribe during his
short stint at BuCor where he
served as its head from May to
October 2018.
Name the place
“Bring it on. Anytime, anywhere,
I am ready. I never turned my back
in my many wars against enemies
of the state. Why would I fear
facing them in debates,” De la Rosa
said over ANC.
“Remember debates are not
all about intelligence. Actual
experiences in life on the streets
or being poor are sometimes more
important,” added De la Rosa, who
has a master’s degree in public
administration and a doctorate in
development administration from
the University of Southeastern
Philippines.
De la Rosa is a member of the
Philippine Military Academy Class
of 1986.
“We can debate anywhere you
want — inside the comfort room or
atop the mountain, bring it on!” De
la Rosa said.
Asset is clean heart
The former PNP chief added
he is offering his “clean heart” to
the Filipino voters.
De la Rosa said he also wanted
to help President Duterte pursue
his program of government for
the benefit of all Filipinos.
“I offer my clean heart… my
services to the Filipino people
and I want to help our President
in bringing our people and country
to further development,” De la
Rosa said.
If elected, De la Rosa added
he will pursue the reimposition of
death penalty on heinous crimes,
especially those involving illegal
drugs.
He said he will also push for
the return of police training to
the PNP to ensure that only those
properly trained recruits enter
the service.
Convicted drug lords inside
the prison are the ones
in control. Their business
outside continues but the
shabu does not go inside
the prison.
Members of the opposition
Otso Diretso have been calling
out the administration bets
for debates — even asking the
Commission on Elections to set
one but the poll body turned it
down.
Clean-up act Informal settlers in Estero Padua in Malate will have a healthier
surrounding when a communal septic tank is installed, courtesy of Environment
Secretary Roy Cimatu and former ambassador and retired Philippine National Police
Gen. Vidal Querol. The operation to provide sewerage support to communities is part of
the Manila Bay rehabilitation program.
YUMMIE DINGDING
Bowl of surprise
neighbor, the homeowner managed
to catch the snake as it tried to
crawl out.
He can consider himself lucky.
In 2016, a male Thai was sitting
on the toilet bowl as part of his
morning ritual when he was jolted
by excruciating pain. To his shock,
he found out that a boa constrictor
in the toilet bowl had bitten his
private parts.
Hearing the screams of Atthaporn
Boonmarkchuai, neighbors came to
his rescue and managed to save
him from the 3.5-meter snake.
They immediately brought him to a
hospital for treatment.
These incidents serve as
reminder to check before you sit.
As the saying goes, there is always
danger for someone sitting on the
throne.
Go up in smoke Firemen have a busy day as fire erupts all over Manila. Five firefighters try to control flames that engulfed a house in Barangay Obrero in Quezon City.
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