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A2 NEWS Saturday, 13 July 2019 Daily Tribune Excruciating wait Pasig City residents form a queue to have their containers filled with water from a firetruck as water service fell short in the area. YUMMIE DINGDING Water firms cheat public They have started to require buildings and restaurants to connect to a pipe that will go to a water treatment system From page A1 efficient system to clean and recycle water which, in turn, is crucial in the rehabilitation of waterways. “Actually when Singapore was rehabilitating its water ways, it took them about 10 years…” he said. “We may have to turn Greater Manila upside down,” he added. “The end game there is that they (water) would go… the lower level of the topography and join marine life there… so I would say that, I’m not the one… you have to give a President something like 10 years to do this. All the improvements that can (be done),… Mr. Duterte added. The President said that Congress and local governments have started to provide help in cleaning up the water system. “They have started to require buildings and restaurants to connect to a pipe there that will go to a water treatment system,” he said. Mr. Duterte cited as example, the water treatment scheme in advanced countries like Canada where toilet water are recycled to something which can be safe to drink. “I went there and they asked me to drink but I refused. All of these water that we collect from the bathrooms and everything goes to one big lake and you can just scoop water there and drink,” the President said. We continue to help local government units of Metro Manila to implement their ordinances From page A1 Parents reprimanded Eleazar said the minors were turned over to the parents, who get a lecture from the police and barangay officials on their failure to discipline their children. The NCRPO also apprehended 63,844 individuals, or 5.36 percent of the total arrests, for going to public places “half-naked”. Those drinking in public places came next, with 54,223 rounded up, accounting for 4.55 percent of the total number of violators. The rest, 721,428 people, or 60.57 percent of the total arrests, were violators of other city and municipal ordinances in NCR. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) still had the biggest number of arrests — 644,335 violators — 54.10 percent or more than half of all those arrested in Metro Manila. The Eastern Police District (EPD) placed second with 259,602 persons (21.80 percent) apprehended, followed by Northern Police District (NPD) with 121,141 (10.17 percent), Manila Police District (MPD) with 96,391 (8.09 percent) and Southern Police District (SPD) with 69,621 (5.85 percent). Eleazar said most of the violators were immediately released after paying a fine or due to humanitarian considerations. Out of the apprehended individuals, 223,186 violators have been fined while 168,487 have been charged and 799,417 were given a warning. The implementation of city and municipal ordinances is part of the NCRPO’s peace and order strategy. The intention is to get rid of street bullies, who are usually drunk, who prey on passing strangers in their communities and even harass women who would pass by their drinking session area, mostly along the streets. He added with Mr. Duterte’s direction, the police came up with its own concept in internal cleansing program. “We fully support the vision of the President and we saw its results. We became effective in Damocles sword hangs The President earlier threatened to fire officials of state regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and terminate the contracts of the two water concessionaires due to the poor water service mainly in Metro Manila. Mr. Duterte met with officials of the state regulator and the water firms where presidential spokesman Salvador Panel said the Chief Executive was “obviously outraged.” “In a stern message delivered without even once looking at the officials, the obviously outraged President threatened to fire the MWSS officials and terminate the concessionaires’ contracts,” Panelo said. “The meeting which was more of a presidential monologue lasting for about 40 minutes, was abruptly ended by the President by ordering the officials to submit a report on the water shortage after which he will decide whether heads will roll or whether the contracts of the concessionaires will be terminated,” he added. Only excuses The livid President refused to listen to their explanations tagging them as “just plain excuses” for neglecting their jobs to provide water services in Metro Manila. The Chief Executive told them he was not going to listen to their explanation as to why there was a water shortage as such would be just plain excuses. They simply did not do their job. Moreover, Panelo said the officials knew of the problem leading to the disruption of water flow but “they did not resolve to prevent it from happening.” DU30 ‘incites’ police force Violators of the smoking ban topped the numbers arrested with a total of 277,048 that accounted for 23.26 percent of all the arrests. our campaign where we noted a 57-percent decline in crime and that is because of the vision of the President,” Eleazar said. “This is the first time in my 36 years of service since I joined the PMA (Philippine Military Academy), that I saw a President who has a genuine concern for the military and police. His concern for us is really obvious to the point that he gives us what we request but in return, we should do our jobs well. Otherwise, we will be fired,” he said. Simple guidance The guidance from the President is simple which is to remind p o l i c e officers and soldiers to abide by the Constitution. “As for our ranks, we do not have any thoughts of doing anything that will violate the Constitution,” Eleazar said. Chito Lozada All clear Recto Avenue in Divisoria have never been this spacious and free of debris. In one of his maiden efforts, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno ordered vendors to be limited on the sidewalk and not to spill onto the street. ROMAN PROSPERO The resolution demonstrates how Western powers are scornful of our sovereign exercise of protecting our people from the scourge of prohibited drugs From page A1 Palace rips UNHRC reso Duterte’s signature campaign against illegal drugs. In a statement, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo also branded the Iceland resolution that the UN body voted to adopt as reeking of “nauseating politics completely devoid of respect for the sovereignty of our country.” Panelo said the resolution was also bereft of the gruesome realities of the drug menace in the country. The 17 other nations who ruled in favor of adopting the resolution “certainly have been misled by Iceland,” he said. Iceland in turn was led astray by the continuing and relentless false news, published by a few biased media in the country and elsewhere, according to Panelo. He furthered by saying that the UNHRC resolution was “designed to embarrass” the Philippines before the international community. “The resolution demonstrates how Western powers are scornful of our sovereign exercise of protecting our people from the scourge of prohibited drugs that threaten to destroy the fabric of our society,” Panelo said. “Their intrusive abuse is patent and condemnable,” he added. Despite this, Panelo maintained Good riddance NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar says he’s happy to sign dismissal orders for scalawag cops.YUMMIE DINGDING that the country remains a sovereign state “undeserving of any intrusion by any country, under whatever disguised lofty principle it advances.” Gov’t undaunted He also stressed that Mr. Duterte remains uncowed by the adoption of the resolution. “This administration remains unwavering and unstoppable in its continuing campaign to provide a safe environment for every Filipino,” asserted Panelo. “The Chief Executive will be unyielding in his constitutional duty to serve the general welfare of the citizenry, protect the Filipino people from the peril spawned by illegal drugs, and to fiercely preserve the Republic from the enemies of the state,” he said. Iceland resolution that the UN body voted to adopt as reeking of “nauseating politics completely devoid of respect for the sovereignty of our country. The President has earlier expressed confidence that an investigation on alleged state-sponsored killings to be conducted by an international body will only happen if he permits it. Vigilance key — PNP The Philippine National Police (PNP), for its part, said it will remain vigilant to prevent occurrence of crimes and will continue to perform its mandate to enforce the law with utmost respect for human rights. PNP Spokesman Police Colonel Bernard Banac made the remark in response to the UNHRC vote to adopt the Iceland resolution. “The Philippines’ official response to the UN action will be appropriately addressed by the Department of Foreign Affairs,” Banac said. “Meantime, the PNP will remain guided by instructions of higher authorities.” he added. Banac, at the same time, said that the PNP will submit to the better judgment and wisdom of higher authorities when it comes to this issue. “Matters involving foreign affairs and diplomatic policy are beyond the authority of the police to tread on,” Banac said. FTW Double purpose Department of Public Works and Highways worker puts fresh pant on the side of a bridge that also serves as a traffic sign. ROMAN PROSPERO
Saturday, 13 July 2019 Daily Tribune PAGE THREE On Amal Clooney as Ressa counsel DU30 not worried at all I’m excited to debate with her. Atty. Amal is misinformed. Maybe when we see each other, to use the word of the President, I will educate her By Kristina Maralit PANELO Public support against Reds urged The DILG and DBM are co-chairman of the PGC Good match. That’s how President Rodrigo Duterte described the looming confrontation between his spokesman, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo and international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney who was recently added to the legal team of Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa. The President expressed no worries at all when asked for his reaction on Clooney’s inclusion. “(Salvador) Panelo can handle that. Good match,” Duterte told reporters in a chance interview following the 2019 Government Owned and Controlled Corporations Day rites held in Malacañang last Thursday, 11 July. Clooney, along with Caoilfhionn Gallagher, will be the lead counsels of Ressa’s international legal team and will work closely with the embattled journalists’ Filipino lawyers. Ressa and her online news outlet have been facing legal hurdles including cyber libel, tax evasion and violation of the anti-dummy law which the President’s staunch critics tagged as an oppression of press freedom and “an act of persecution.” Clooney described Ressa as a “very courageous journalist” who is being persecuted for “reporting the news and standing up to human rights abuses.” Panelo, earlier this week, said the 41-year-old Lebanese-British barrister is “welcome to defend Maria” as she may just be needing someone to “match up with him.” The President’s mouthpiece, while he welcomes Clooney’s addition to Ressa’s legal team, however, stressed that the celebrity lawyer is “misinformed” about the cases hounding the journalist and her online media outlet, Rappler. “I’m excited to debate with her. Atty. Amal is misinformed. Maybe when we see each other, to use the word of the President, I will educate her,” Panelo said. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año called on the support of the public to help the government end the 50-year-old communist insurgency in the country. Año made the call during the Pre-SONA (State of the Nation Address) forum of the Participatory Governance Cluster (PGC) held in Cebu City. Año, together with Department of Budget and Management (DBM) officer-in-charge Janet Abuel, presented the accomplishments of the PGC in Cebu during the Pre-SONA forum 2019 dubbed: “Tatak ng Pagbabago: Patuloy na Malasakit at Pagkakaisa”. The DILG and DBM are co-chairman of the PGC. The PGC is one of the six clusters organized by the President through Executive Order 24 which aims to enhance citizen participation in government processes. According to Año, by declaring the New People’s Army (NPA) as persona non grata and at the same time, convincing them to lay By Hananeel Bordey Andaya refuses to enter plea Former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. refused to enter a plea during his arraignment for 97 counts of graft and 97 counts of malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents related to the alleged misuse of P900 million Malampaya Funds. During the formal reading of the information charge against Andaya, Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang entered a not guilty plea for the former legislator on all his cases following Section 1(c) of Rule 116 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure. Previously, co-accused businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles together with her children Jo Christine and James Christopher Napoles as well as her brothers, Reynald down their arms and rejoin society, it could help CLOONEY hasten their eventual demise. “Help us convince the communist rebels that armed conflict is not the solution to the country’s problems. Poverty, injustice, and corruption are the usual issues that they are exploiting and yet right from the start, this government under President Duterte has set these issues as top priorities to be addressed through good governance and focused efforts to improve the plight of the people,” Año said. Based on records from the interagency Task Force Balik-Loob, more than 8,300 rebel surrenderers yielded to the government as of December 2018. A total of 2,129 former rebels — 1,505 NPA and 624 Militia ng Bayan — have also been provided with benefits and assistance from 2018 and 2019 through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. FTW and Ronald Francisco Lim also refused to enter plea on the same charges prompting the Sandiganbayan to follow the same Court rules. After their arraignment, the Sandiganbayan set the pre-trial of their cases on 9 August. The pre-marking of evidences from all the accused except Andaya has been completed urging the former Budget Secretary’s camp to pre-mark their evidence on 24 to 26 this July. Andaya’s arraignment was delayed due to the motion to quash that he filed before the Court and the petition for certiorari with a prayer for a temporary restraining order before the Supreme Court. Cabotaje-Tang who chairs the Sandiganbayan Third Division said that since there is no pending legal obstacle, the Court proceeded with the arraignment. SENATOR Bong Go seems happiest interacting with the people he vowed to serve. Go wants working senator tag SAN MATEO, Rizal — True to his vow of being a working legislator, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, regardless of his hectic schedule, continues to visit and provide immediate assistance to fire victims around the country. On Thursday at a fire visit in San Mateo, Rizal, he told the members of the press during an ambush interview that he takes this as an opportunity for him to be more hands-on in providing government services and to be in touch with his constituencies and listen to their concerns. He continued that in the Senate, only four days are allotted for sessions and committee hearings and that he has the rest of the week to work and be in touch with the people he is representing. Go further said that these experiences provide him insights to the daily struggles of Filipinos most especially in the areas where accidents and calamities happen. He cited that in his visits all over the country, he has heard countless of times from the people themselves that prevalence of illegal drugs has lessened but there are still some areas being terrorized by illegal drug peddlers. He said that although the Duterte administration is striving to address the issue of illegal drugs, more can be done through legislation and with the help of the Senate. “That’s what I will report to the committee or plenaryso that they will hear the concerns of the people,” Go said.
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