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Ampatuan Jr. "most hated" prisoner; receives death treats |
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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Datu Unsay mayor and alleged mastermind of the Maguindanao massacre Andal ampatuan Jr. has earned himself notoriety as the “most hated” detainee and has reportedly received numerous death threats within only a week inside a government facility.
According to a GMAnews.tv report, Ampatuan Jr. has become the “most hated” detainee in the state prison and that there had been threats to his life, prompting jail officials to beef up security for him.
National Bureau of Investigation spokesperson for the Maguindanao massacre Atty. Ricardo Diaz said that the agency has already alerted its security units to closely guard Amaptuan in his cell.
"Many people want him killed,” Diaz stated.
Diaz justified the heightened security for the accused mayor, citing that people have been posing as Amapatuan's relatives, bringing him food items. Ampatuan, however, denied being related to them.
Ampatuan Jr. is the prime suspect in the November 23 massacre that claimed the lives of 57 people – including the wife and relatives of stiff political rival, Ismael “Toto” Mangudadatu. He surrendered to authorities and has been detained at the NBI prison facility since November 26.
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Its back to jail for former convict |
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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MANILA, Philippines -- To jail and back.
A kidnap-for-ransom suspect, who was convicted but later released after the appellate court reversed a Makati court decision, is headed back to jail after he was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for possession of illegal drugs.
Judge Edwin Sorongon of Mandaluyong RTC Branch 214 found Gabriel Serafin Saulo guilty beyond reasonable doubt for violation of Republic Act 9165 Section 11, or possession of illegal drugs, and sentenced him to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.
Sorongon, who had just been promoted associate justice of the Court of Appeals, wrote the decision in October, but the order was released only the other day.
The judge also found Saulo guilty for possessing drug paraphernalia and sentenced him to a jail term of six months to one day to four years, and to pay a P10,000 fine.
Sorongan said Saulo failed to present proof to rebut evidence offered by the National Bureau of Investigation.
Court records showed that NBI agents, armed with a search warrant, found 50 grams of shabu when they raided Saulo’s condominium unit located on the seventh floor of Cityland Pioneer building along Pioneer Street in Mandaluyong City on Feb. 4, 2006.
The NBI also found in his condo drug paraphernalia such as an improvised burner, strips of aluminum foil, an electronic weighing scale and transparent plastic that showed traces of shabu.
The raid was a result of a four-month surveillance operation after the NBI received information that the suspect was engaged in the sale of prohibited drugs.
Earlier news reports revealed that Saulo served five years at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City after he was tried and convicted by a Makati court in 1992 for the kidnapping of a Chinese businessman and for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Saulo was later released after his conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals, the reports added.
By Nancy C. Carvajal
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 November 2009 )
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2 men meted life for student's slay |
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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Binan, Laguna, Philippines, Two men were sentenced to life imprisonment while five others were acquitted in the 2004 killing of a 22 year old coed of the Philippine Womens University (PWU).
In a 39-page decision, Judge Marino Rubia of the Regional Trial Court Fourth Judicial Region Branch 24, found Gilbert Ronquillo and Aldrin Bagos guilty in the killing of Jaimarie Reyes, a Hotel and Restaurant Management senior, on Oct. 10, 2004 in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
Ronquillo and Bagos were also ordered to indemnify Reyes family with P50,000 as well as pay P546,564.94 in actual damages, P200,000 in moral damages, and P100,000 in exemplary damages.
Acquitted were Bienvenido Nicdao Jr., Pedro Pablo Jr., Ruben Seyritan, Maria Cecilia Mercado, and Jansen Malitic.
Arnell Ozaeta/Philstar.com
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 November 2009 )
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Over 100 killed and almost 340,000 affected by 'Ondoy' |
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
Over 100 have died from the effects of tropical storm Ondoy, but the figure is climbing as more flooded areas are reached by rescuers and relatives. In Brgy. Silangan in Quezon City alone, near the Batasang Pambansa, 36 people died, while 15 bodies have so far been recovered in Provident Village in Marikina, where flood waters reached rooftops. The government has reported 23 missing, but unofficial reports put that number much higher as family members cannot contact each other with cell phone services and power still down in many areas.
Many senior citizens interviewed by the media say that this is the worst disaster they have experienced in Metro Manila in their lifetimes.
According to the National Disaster Coordinating Council's Situation Report No. 7, 44 people died in Region IV-A: one in Calaca, Batangas; one in Calauag, Quezon; and 23 in Tanay, 10 in Angono, five in Baras, three in Montalban, and one in Theresa, all in Rizal province.
Among those killed was Tony Chua, team manager of professional basketball team Barako Bull and former chair of the PBA Board of Governors, who was reportedly hanging on to a tree along Marcos Highway when he was swept away by rampaging flood waters. Basketball coach Koy Banal was hanging on to a nearby tree and survived.
Seven people were killed in the National Capital Region: three in Muntinlupa City, two in NIA Road, Quezon City; one in Marikina City, and 1 in Brgy. Bato, San Juan. [See: DISASTER EMERGENCY HOTLINES YOU CAN CALL]
Twenty-one died in Region III: nine in Bulacan and 12 in Arayat, Pampanga. In the Cordillera Administrative Region, one was killed in Kabugao, Apayao.
Among the fatalities were a soldier and four volunteers from the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit who took part in the search and rescue efforts for the storm’s victims.
The NDCC’s official tally did not include 36 fatalities and 100 others missing in Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City, according to a report from the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) of San Isidro Church .
In a phone interview with GMANews.TV, PPC chairperson Blessy Agsawa said the fatalities were from informal settler communities in the barangay, which is near the Batasan Pambansa complex that contains the House of Representatives. The bodies were brought to Funeraria Tajuana along Commonwealth Avenue. [See: 3 drop-off areas designated for Ondoy victims' donations]
At the badly-hit Provident Village in Marikina, GMA News reported Sunday night that no less than 15 people had been found dead in the village. Among them were two children and six adults left by the roadside awaiting identification by family members who had been prevented by the flood from reaching them in time. Other residents were rescued Sunday after getting stranded for many hours.
The number of affected families across Luzon has swelled to 69,513 (about 337,216 people). The partial total number of evacuees has also reached 11,967 families (about 59,920 people) who are staying in 118 evacuation centers, NDCC data showed.
Twenty-three others were reported missing: 20 in Tanay, Rizal; two in Arayat, Pampanga, and one in Kabayan, Benguet. Four were injured: three in Kabayan, Benguet, and one in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.
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Isyu Ngayon 
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government;
