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6 NEWS Sunday, 17 March 2019 Daily Tribune Eat your heart out Part of Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, Rizal is perfect for a heat-beating plunge as most of drought-stricken Metro Manila waits for a drop. ANALY LABOR ‘Impeach bluff nonsense’ Mr. Duterte has the duty to protect the nation and making the list public is one way of doing it From page 1 Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo was reacting to the statement made by opposition lawmaker and Akbayan partylist Rep. Tom Villarin who said exposing the names of politicians allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade could unseat him for violating the Constitution and an individual’s right to due process and presumption of innocence. Panelo called Villarin’s remarks as “pure nonsense” and said the solon is treading the unfamiliar territory of impeachment as he is not a lawyer. “The statement that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s action of releasing the list of narco-politicians ‘could constitute an impeachable offense for culpable violation of the Constitution’ has no legal and factual basis. In other words, it’s pure nonsense,” Panelo, who is also the President’s chief legal counsel, said in a statement. “The opposition partylist congressman is quick to respond to an issue of unfamiliar terrain to a non-lawyer like him,” he added. According to Panelo, the President releasing t h e From page 1 sending their children to school entirely because they haven’t had water for almost a week. It also put a strain on their budget as prices of bottled water spiked from P30 a gallon to P50. Even the price of water containers, such as plastic drums that were originally sold for P150 to P200 each, was names of alleged “narco politicians” is similar to “outing the names of criminal suspects.” Opportunity given “For the legal education of Rep. Villarin, the appropriate charges have already been filed against the personalities contained on the list before the Office of the Ombudsman affording them their right to due process and an opportunity to clear their names before competent authorities,” Panelo said. “The release of the list is nothing more than a release of the names of criminal suspects. Such act cannot be considered a legal transgression and even more so, an impeachable offense,” he said. He also reiterated that Mr. Duterte has the duty to protect the nation and making the list public is one way of doing it. “To the further legal enlightenment of Villarin, it is hornbook doctrine that in construing laws or constitutional provisions, one must harmonize the same with other dictates of the law pursuant to the legal maxim: ‘Interpretare et concordare leges legibus est optimus Are we there yet? Beast of burden and its owner think of best way to transport farm produce along a field. Consolation is there’s no traffic scourge to worry about. ROMAN PROSPERO Dear drum hiked to as much as P350. Amid mounting complains from affected residents, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) inspected water refilling stations and stores selling water containers, warning them of legal consequences of profiteering. According to the DTI, any price increase more than 10 percent in the item’s price the previous month can be considered an act of profiteering and is punishable under interpretandi modus (to interpret and to reconcile laws with laws is the best mode of interpretation),’” Panelo said. “It is paramount that the individual liberties of our citizens should be harmonized with the entire Filipino people’s right to the preservation and protection of their welfare, as well as their right to information on matters of national significance,” he added. More names readied The President earlier in the week had named 46 politicians said to be involved in the illegal drug trade. The congressman is quick to respond to an issue of unfamiliar terrain to a non-lawyer like him. The list consisted of 33 mayors, eight vice mayors, three congressmen, a board member and a former mayor. Mr. Duterte also warned that more names will be revealed soon after further validation from different agencies. “The drug menace has evolved into a national security problem as it threatens to destroy the very foundation of society. The President as head of the state is constitutionally commanded to serve and protect the nation.” He said individual rights are subordinate to the state’s right to protect itself from its enemies that seek to destroy it. “The people’s right to safety prevails over the individual rights of persons piercing and destroying the security net that protects the citizenry,” he added. “It is the failure of the President to perform his constitutional duty of serving and protecting the people that makes him liable to impeachment for such omission is culpable violation of the Constitution and a betrayal of the public trust,” he said. No big deal Mayor Sara Duterte, meanwhile, shrugged off photos circulating in social media of her and President Duterte in the company of politicians included in “narco list” recently released by the President. In a statement, Duterte said she will never turn down politicians who would publicly request her to raise their hands. She chose not to get a copy of the list of “narco politicians” because she would rather leave it to the voters to decide on the qualifications they look for in a candidate above and beyond what is required by law. Duterte, who is also the chairman of Hugpong ng Pagbabago believes that a vote for a candidate should be a personal decision based on a voter’s perception and assessment. Republic Act 7581, or the Price Act, with imprisonment of at least five years and a fine of not less than P5,000. But some bold merchants are unfazed as the text of the law states that the offense of profiteering only covers excessive pricing of “basic necessity or prime commodity.” They insist that in determining the selling price of water containers, they can march to the tune of their own drum. Injury zone Children use huge pipes beside a construction site as a playground posing great danger to them. ANALY LABOR Globalization heads East From page 1 an economist, said the global development trend veering towards the Asian region where the Philippines and China are major participants will result in an “even better” relations between both neighbors. “Actually if you look at the long history of our relations, in general, it has been good,” Arroyo said. Arroyo, who was President from 2001 to 2010, adopted a policy of close engagement with China similar to the course taken by President Rodrigo Duterte. She noted during the term of President Fidel V. Ramos, friendship with China was strongly developed. The rise of China is an opportunity. “In fact, Ramos was one of the three founding fathers of the forum for Asia, then I continued it and it was only interrupted by my successor (former President Benigno Aquino) but President Duterte resumed it and in a much better place,” she said. Good for Philippines “If you talk about Globalization 2.0 (we gain because), you have the friendship with China now. 2.0 is a new and better stage than during the past and I think that it will continue and it will do good for us because the rise of China is an opportunity,” Arroyo said. She recalled that when China was starting its rise to global power 40 years ago, she was undersecretary of trade and industry. “At that time, China is a developing country just like us, its per capita income was like just over $1,000 just like us, so it was like, China was beginning to wake up, the sleeping dragon was awakening and it’s going to be our rival,” Arroyo related. Since then, its neighbors fear the Asian giant would “get all the markets” in the region. “After 40 years of breath-taking growth, China is not a rival, it’s a market. It’s a source of capital and technology, so it can only do us good to continue that friendship, especially now that China is on the cusp of becoming the biggest economy in the world and it is our neighbor… Shouldn’t we be making friends with our rich neighbors?” Arroyo added. Paradoxical shift She said the development on the global economy has become paradoxical of late. “America has always been the champion on globalization and free trade because that was their system on the West,” she said. “Now, the Trump presidency is being defined by the conservative nationalists who are withdrawing from globalization and free trade,” she added. “On the other hand, it is China, as it ended a new era, which is the chief proponent now of further reform and opening up,” Arroyo said. Both countries have taken opposite roles with regard to advocacy. “We don’t know whether America’s positioning is for negotiating strength, whatever it is, we could not read the mind of the President and his negotiators but with the West becoming more conservative and protectionist and the East becoming more open, the allies are talking about a Globalization 2.0,” she said. “That is going to be driven by the East as much as or more than the West. And that is where, I think the world… many analysts said that’s where the world will go…and it is… that is good for us to be friends with China,” she added.
Sunday, 17 March 2019 Daily Tribune NATION 7 Bad blood, envy spark Sytin’s murder Also, the three firearms, including a caliber .45 Norinco, which was used to shoot Sytin, was recovered from him By Alvin Murcia Police handling the case of former rising tycoon Dominic Sytin are slowly piecing together the possible motives behind his cold-blooded killing in Olongapo City in November last year. This, as the Department of Justice (DoJ) prosecutors recommended the filing of murder charge against Dennis Sytin, the victim’s younger brother. Aside from Sytin, also charged were Edgardo Luib, the suspected gunman, and Oliver Fuentes, a former employee of Dominic who was also the president of United Auctioneers Inc. (UAI) at the time of his death. BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta COMMENTARY ‘Sara now in charge’ “Inday is the one who is making the decisions now. Anna Marietta, Dominic’s wife, and the Olongapo City Police Station filed the complaint Friday before the DoJ in Manila. As pieced together by probers led by Sr. Insp. Ailyn Rosario, it appeared that envy, greed and deep-seated hatred as the motives behind the killing. Rosario, said Luib had issued an extra-judicial confession which stated how he committed the killing of Dominic and wounding of his bodyguard Efren Espartero Jr. on the night of 28 November 2018. To recall, Luib was initially arrested last 5 March in Batangas over murder cases he was facing, including the killings of journalist Mae Magsino and Tourism magnet Palawan Gov. Jose Ch. Alvarez (4th from left), CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco (3rd from left) and Palawan 1st District Rep. Franz Alvarez (5th from left) led the groundbreaking of the Busuanga Airport development project. Cebu prime lot bidding slated By Rico M. Osmeña Cebu City Tomas Osmeña has opted to tread the clearer and more transparent way when he decided to bid out the coveted three-hectare South Road property, instead of accepting an unsolicited proposal from developer Federal Land. The said transaction is now in the process of being rescinded. The mayor, said he wanted to avoid what happened during the time of former Mayor Michael Rama, when the same property was sold at basement price of P37,500 per square meter to a consortium of SM/Ayala/Filinvest. The said transaction is now in the process of being rescinded. Federal Land in its unsolicited proposal offered to buy the three-hectare lot at P115,000 per square meter or a total of P3.43 billion. The city is expecting to get advisory from the Commission on Audit any day from now on the minimum price per square meter and the manner it will be disposed. only two persons in the world whom he fears most: referring to daughters Mayor Sara and Kitty, his teen-aged child by partner Honeylet Avanceña. In any case, things came to a head recently when Mr. Duterte and Sara endorsed the respective candidacies of reelectionist Davao del Norte Rep. Tony Boy Floirendo and Davao del Norte Gov. Anthony del Rosario, the son of former Davao del Norte Gov. Ompong del Rosario, who are both running for Congress with the HnP. municipal councilor Michael Caringal of Bauan, Batangas. But during investigation, the fingerprints that were recovered from the motorcycle used by the suspect as a getaway vehicle in Sytin’s killing matched those of Luib’s. Also, the three firearms, including a caliber .45 Norinco, which was used to shoot Sytin, was recovered from him. The Norinco pistol also matched the two bullets that were recovered from the crime scene. When questioned, Luib admitted to the killing Dominic. In his confession, Luib claimed that he was introduced to Dennis by Fuentes, his childhood friend, sometime in September last year. During their meeting, Luib claimed that Dennis and Flores induced him to kill Dominic in exchange for a huge amount Foreign and local tourists will have one more great reason to visit Palawan and further enhance its reputation as one of the best travel destinations not only in the country but also in the world. This, after the national government earmarked P5 billion for the development and complete makeover of the Busuanga International Airport. The funding for the of money. It appeared that at the time of their meeting, Dennis was mad at his brother because they had a dispute over their respective shares and control of the UAI. The firm, which is engaged in the importation of second-hand vehicles, has only five shareholders, including the siblings with 20 percent shares each. Dennis apparently contacted Fuentes who also had an axe to grind against the victim who fired him from his job in August last year, over allegations of job orders padding and use initiative came from the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” centerpiece infrastructure program, with the initial release of the fund this year amounting to P 953.4 million. The entire project is expected to be completed in three years. The project will involve the construction of modern facilities and amenities that includes a new terminal Cut short Dominic Sytin was a rising tycoon before his life was ended by assassin’s bullets. of illegal drugs. Likewise, Dominic reportedly initiated the filing of qualified theft charge against Fuentes last October before the Bataan Provincial Office. In an earlier interview, Dennis, however, denied the allegations against him. He said these accusations are all lies and an injustice for him, his family, mother and even his brother. “I am being used as a scapegoat while those who are truly responsible for the crime are free and seemingly no longer the subject of investigation,” the younger Sytin said. Palawan airport gets P5-B makeover building, expansion of the existing runway and installation of additional air navigation equipment. No less than Palawan Gov. Jose Alvarez together with Palawan 1st District Rep. Franz Josef George Alvarez and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco led the groundbreaking ceremony recently. BR The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), under whose aegis candidate Rodrigo Duterte captured the presidency in May 2016, has been effectively dethroned as the nation’s premier political party. Replacing the PDP in its lofty perch on top of the mountain is the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP), the regional party formed only last year by President Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. This much can be gleaned from the reports of several Cebu-based tabloids which had Mr. Duterte “bowing to the will” of his daughter regarding the political direction to be followed by the first family as the midterm elections draw near. “Inday (Sara) is the one “The Chief Executive has revealed there are only two persons in the world whom he fears most: referring to daughters Mayor Sara and Kitty. who is making the decisions now. I will not argue with her,” the President was quoted as saying during a political gathering last week to introduce certain senatorial candidates. Ironically, the event was the PDP rally the other week at the Plaza Independencia in downtown Cebu City. No one from the present leadership of the PDP (which was founded in 1983 by ex- Sen. Nene Pimentel, whose son incumbent Sen. Koko Pimentel is seeking reelection under the aegis of the HnP and PDP simultaneously) has cared to comment about the quandary. Mr. Duterte, it should be noted, has always deferred to the wishes of his daughter, whom he describes as fierce, determined and headstrong. More so now that her name is being floated as a possible presidential candidate in 2022 to replace her father. President Duterte reportedly has a pusong mamon as far as Sara — his second-born offspring by first wife Elizabeth Zimmerman — is concerned because it was she who took care of running the family when the parents separated. The Chief Executive has revealed there are LOCAL METRO MANILA 33°C 24°C METRO CEBU 30°C 24°C METRO DAVAO 33°C 24°C INTERNATIONAL Beijing CHINA 19°C 0°C CLEAR SKIES Taipei TAIWAN CLOUDY SKIES WE ARE HIRING! 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