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Quad comm has no abuse of contempt power
By Nidz Godino
“When you take your oath of office, you swear to uphold and protect all laws of the Philippines, including Constitution…they are lawmakers but they are ones who break laws,” lawyer of Cassandra Ong has accused House of Representatives’ quad committee of abusing “contempt power of legislature” following new contempt citation panel issued to his client.
According to Ong’s legal counsel Ferdinand Topacio, he could not understand why lawmakers do not respect his client’s “right to remain silent” even guaranteed under Constitution.
Topacio also charged panel did not follow injunction order of Supreme Court in Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. executive Lincoln Ong versus Senate Blue Ribbon committee in 2023, tribunal ruled “if you accuse someone of contempt of the committee, there should be due process; let them explain.”
Lawyer made statement after Ong, currently serving 30-day detention at House facility from her first contempt citation, was cited in contempt anew by panel.
Ong was accused of “lying” after claiming at hearing that she could not remember her classmates in Alternative Learning System or ALS class that she supposedly attended.
Committee ordered Ong to be transferred to Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong City for 30 days after serving her current detention in House which would end on Sept. 30.
Topacio noted person could not be immediately accused of lying “just because they have different opinion from what they are saying.”
“If they say person is lying about something, you confront her with evidence proving contrary of what she is saying,” he stressed.
He also stressed that doing so is committing abuse “in manner that is unprecedented in the history of our legislature.”
Quad committee co-chair and Sta. Rosa, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez refuted Topacio’s statement, saying actions taken by panel “are made within bounds of rules of House.”
“Actions of quad comm emanated from approval of all members of 19th Congress. Each and every member of House was elected by majority of people of this country… we voted on rules of House,” he underscored.
Fernandez added lawyer may accuse them of “anything and everything to protect interest of their client.”
“Lawyers are hired to protect interest of their clients…we are hired by people to protect interest of the nation,” he said.
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Ex-Cebu Mayor Osmeña warned ‘Don’t touch Duterte’s women’
By Nidz Godino
“When she was going to be appointed to Cebu City as chief of police, of course I have natural interest…somebody gave me report from PCSO ,Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office official stated when retired Police Col. Royina Garma was CIDG ,Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief in Bohol, she was suspected of collecting P1 million a week from illegal gambling,” former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña recalled immediately after complaining about appointment of then police colonel Royina Garma as Cebu City police chief, he received terse warning: “Don’t touch president’s women.”
According to the former mayor, he received warning after he personally complained to then president Rodrigo Duterte at Malacañang in 2018 about Garma’s appointment.
Osmeña did not say how he received warning.
He bared warning he received from source, whose identity he declined to reveal, during which he also indicated that Garma was so influential in previous administration that Duterte was practically “eating out of her hand.”
“That’s why I didn’t want to accept her, because of course, I just want to protect people of Cebu,” he said.
Despite mayor’s opposition, Garma still assumed post, prompting Osmeña to reach out to Duterte.
“President Duterte told me, ‘why don’t you just tell Bong Go … everything, and we’ll look into it… I prepared documentation for Bong Go and of course nothing happened,” said former mayor.
“And then somebody told me, ‘don’t touch the president’s women.’ I said, ‘what?’” he stressed.
Go, now a senator, was then special assistant to the president.
Osmeña declined to identify person who gave him warning. But he said it was same person who tipped him off that Garma would be appointed as general manager of PCSO.
In June 2019, Garma who then still had 10 years left before her retirement from service opted for early retirement. Duterte gave her plum post at PCSO few days later.
Month earlier, Osmeña lost his reelection bid to then vice mayor Edgardo Labella, who ran under Duterte’s political party, PDP-Laban.
Osmeña, who locked horns with Garma during her stint as Cebu City police chief, described her as “worse than Napoles,” referring to Janet Lim Napoles serving sentence for illegally amassing billions from government contracts.
“She’s dangerous, don’t let her tears deceive you,” he said of Garma. “Many of my people have been hurt, tortured and killed..not only my people, but Cebuanos at large.”
Without elaborating, Osmeña said he is ready to answer more questions in the next quad committee hearing at House of Representatives.
He also vowed to submit additional documents to quad committee, comprising four committees investigating various policies of Duterte administration, including deadly war on drugs and proliferation of Philippine offshore gaming operators.
During her appearance at committee hearing on Sept. 12, Garma was reduced to tears while being grilled regarding her relationship with Duterte. She was ordered detained supposedly for “evading” questions.
She did not attend hearing last Sept. 19 as she was reportedly suffering from neck and ear pain. Osmeña testified at the hearing and bared details of “payola” allegations against Garma.
Philippine National Police (PNP), meanwhile, said it is investigating reports Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy gifted Duterte and other officials with women from his congregation.
Fajardo said they are looking into revelation of former KOJC worker Arlene Stone that Quiboloy offered women who were members of his “pastoral” or inner circle to people close to him, including Duterte.
Stone is now spokesperson for former KOJC members residing in United States.
Asked if Duterte and other officials who received women as gifts from Quiboloy could be held liable, Fajardo said investigators should coordinate first with alleged victims and secure from them sworn statements for purposes of filing more criminal cases against Quiboloy and other personalities.
Fajardo said allegation, if proven true, is serious as this would fall under qualified human trafficking which is non-bailable offense.
“We are now in process of documenting all these allegations and revelations and we’re ready to file cases against anyone who may have violated law, regardless of whoever he is,” Fajardo said at briefing in Camp Crame.
Asked if there is already move to reach out to Duterte, Fajardo has no information from their people on the ground.
“All our efforts right now will depend on information coming from victims,” she said.
Quiboloy, self-styled preacher who calls himself “appointed son of God,” is detained at Camp Crame custodial center on charges of qualified human trafficking and child abuse filed before Pasig City and Quezon City courts.
Office of Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate committee on women, children and family affairs, is preparing public hearings on alleged sexual abuse cases against Quiboloy. Date of hearing has yet to be determined.
Hontiveros earlier told Quiboloy that he could not outrun law after he was taken into police custody on Sept. 8.
“You will be held responsible, Apollo Quiboloy…you cannot outrun the law…you will not further delay justice,” Hontiveros said, addressing Quiboloy after his arrest at KOJC compound in Davao City.
“Justice is within reach of the victim-survivors, thanks to their courage to tell the truth,” she added.
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404 Pinoys HIV infected due to paid sex
By J.Lo
Department of Health (DOH) is alarmed of over 400 Filipinos have contracted human immunodeficiency virus or HIV due transactional sex.
Based on DOH’s HIV and AIDS surveillance report, 404 or 12 percent of newly diagnosed HIV cases in the first quarter of the year engaged in transactional sex.
Of the number, DOH reported 194 people infected with HIV paid for sex, including 192 male and two female.
DOH said 129 HIV patients, 124 of them are male, accepted money for sex.
Eighty-one HIV cases either paid or accepted money for sex.
Of the figure, 76 are male and five are female.
Up to 14,219 HIV cases due to transactional sex have been recorded by DOH since December 2012.
Broken down into types of transactional sex, 7,346 paid for sex; 4,634 accepted money for sex, and 2,239 engaged in both.
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Kasanap sues Benguet Vice Gov for graft and corruption
By J.Lo
Benguet Vice Gov. Ericson Felipe is in hot water after civil society organization sued him at Ombudsman for graft and corruption in connection with official’s majority stake at firm that obtained government contracts.
Task Force Kasanag (TFK) filed complaint against Felipe for allegedly violating provisions of Republic Act 3019 or Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and RA 6713 or “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees” because they claimed Felipe owns 60% stake in private construction firm Tagel Corporation worth P300 million, used his position to secure substantial number of government contracts.
TFK claimed Tagel Corporation was awarded 30 government contracts between 2022 and 2023, amounting to total of P1.35 billion.
TFK emphasized there is potential conflict of interest, as it raises questions about transparency and accountability in allocation of public contracts.
According to TKF, complaint highlights importance of public interest, emphasizing accountability for public officials.
TFK stressed decision to file complaint is part of their ongoing commitment to safeguard public from corruption and government abuse and believe this action is necessary to ensure public resources are protected from misuse and that there is transparency in government’s dealings.
By filing this complaint, TFK is sending message to public assurance that there is still someone doing appropriate and necessary legal measures to protect people’s money from corruption and moving for transparency in the government.
TFK remains committed to safeguard public from corruption and government abuses.
Felipe has not responded to attempts to get his comments on the complaint against him.
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High court to ‘reconsider Sulu removal from BARMM’
By J.Lo
“I politely appeal to Supreme Court to think about implications of such decision,” Deputy speaker Nabil Tan of Bangsamoro parliament has urged Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to exclude Sulu from core territory of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM.
Tan said High Court should take into account “operative fact” that Sulu has been part of BARMM since its inception five years ago.
Court ruled favorably on petition of his elder brother, Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan, to exclude province from BARMM since its residents voted against inclusion into region’s territory during plebiscite in 2019.
Creation of BARMM product of 22 years of peace talks between government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front was premised on 2012 Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro and 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro.
According to the deputy speaker, exclusion poses serious implications in Sulu, including fiscal problems that can stifle governance and development initiatives in the province.
“Legal theories abound on question of who is now responsible for Sulu…lack of clarification allows government branches, offices, agencies and local government units to evade accountability…to me, this invites greater instability in governance,” Tan said.
Muslimin Sema, BARMM labor and employment minister, said Moro National Liberation Front is planning to embark on signature campaign to manifest their opposition to the ruling.
“We can’t stop our members from signing appeal to Supreme Court to reconsider that ruling…they felt sad because creation of ARMM that, in essence, eventually became BARMM was paid for dearly… paid for with blood, sweat and tears of Moro guerillas who fought for it for about three decades,” Sema said.
Senate majority leader Francis Tolentino proposed creation of transition fund for Sulu following its separation, pitching idea to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) during its budget deliberations at Senate.
“Let your creative juices out of your mind to perhaps create Sulu transition fund for every agency and department, especially because these would be affected by Supreme Court decision separating Sulu from BARMM,” Tolentino said.
He expressed concern sudden separation of Sulu would disrupt government transactions and delivery of services, adding that transition fund could help province in its anticipated transfer to Region IX or Zamboanga Peninsula.
“You have regional officers in Region IX, and perhaps Sulu will be transferred there…what happens now to Sulu…is it possible to carve out something from your budget allocation to form Sulu fund… could come from small share from each agency, but if pooled, this transition fund could be substantial enough,” Tolentino said.
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos has coordinated with his BARMM interior ministry counterpart to retain status quo while department solves its “dilemma on how to get these funds.”
Department of Budget and Management bureau director Carlos Castro said comment is being prepared to set up “funding mechanism” for Sulu that would cover salaries, government assistance and transition fund.
Commission on Elections has assured historic first BARMM parliamentary elections would still push through next year at the same time with national and local elections.
But poll body would still study on what to do with seven parliamentary seats reserved for Sulu that would be left vacant.
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HMO placed under conservatorship
By Nidz Godino
Inability to address requirements from the government Insurance Commission (IC) has placed health maintenance organization (HMO) Stotsenberg Healthcare Systems Inc. (SHSI) under conservatorship.
In notice, IC commissioner Reynaldo Regalado informed public that SHSI is being placed under conservatorship, status that will allow regulator to be involved in management until viability of HMO is restored.
IC said SHSI is unable to comply with requirements and orders under minimum capitalization and financial capacity requirement of HMOs.
As such, SHSI is ordered to cease and desist from taking HMO business of any kind.
IC, however, did not specify financial capacity requirement SHSI has failed to address.
Under the law, IC may put HMO under conservatorship if it finds that it is in state of continuing inability or unwillingness to comply with its obligations to policyholders.
Latest available IC data on SHSI is as of end-June 2023.
SHSI’s assets stood at P11.76 million and its capital stock was at P10 million, minimum requirement. However, it did not provide any data on revenues, expenses, health care benefits and claims and net income.
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CALAX segment to open, fully in 2025
By Nidz Godino
“Despite challenges faced in construction brought about by recent typhoons, we are pressing forward to ensure timely delivery of Governor’s Drive Interchange,” MPCALA Holdings Inc. (MHI), developer of Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) president and general manager Raul Ignacio said. Metro Pacific Group is wasting no time in completing CALAX in 2025, reaching another milestone in building one of the final legs of tollway.
MHI is confident expressway will be complete within third quarter of next year, encouraged by recent progress in construction.
To date, MHI has built 25 percent of Governor’s Drive Interchange, and company targets to complete it within first quarter of 2025.
Segment from Aguinaldo Interchange to Governor’s Drive spans 7.8 kilometers, making it longest operational portion of CALAX once finished. Currently, MHI is doing excavation works, drainage construction and fence installation in the road to Governor’s Drive.
Ignacio said concessionaire is working on picking up pace for delivery of CALAX. Recently, MHI has struggled to maintain its momentum at steady pace, dealing with days of bad weather slowed down construction.
However, Ignacio insists that MHI can put up Governor’s Drive Interchange, and as a whole, CALAX on time, understanding project’s role in linking provinces in Southern Luzon.
“Once operational, this vital infrastructure will ease traffic congestion, provide faster route for thousands of motorists and stimulate economic growth across Southern Luzon,” he stressed.
MHI expects opening of Governor’s Drive Interchange to decongest usual buildup in Aguinaldo Highway, one of the busiest thoroughfares in Cavite. Segment will also pave way for completion of remaining phases of CALAX, namely, Open Canal and Kawit.
MHI has put up 15 percent of Open Canal Interchange and 25 percent of Kawit Interchange. These interchanges are scheduled to be opened in third quarter of 2025, and Kawit Interchange will serve as bridge to Manila-Cavite Expressway.
Overall, MHI has built 64 percent of CALAX, tollway seen to facilitate travel of more than 95,000 motorists every day upon its completion.
MHI, unit of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., had to deal with multiple delays in constructing expressway, hurdled with usual issues, ranging from pandemic slowdown to right-of-way.
“Time discrepancy is caused by atmospheric refraction enabling us to observe sun minutes before it rises and sets,” state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Said longer nights are expected in the Philippines as yesterday marked beginning of autumnal and vernal equinoxes in northern and southern hemispheres, respectively.
Days and nights will be approximately 12 hours long, with sun rising at 5:45 in the morning and setting at 5:53 in the afternoon.
Country is moving toward winter solstice, starts around third week of December, PAGASA weather forecaster Daniel James Villamil noted.
“Northeast monsoon starts in early November and lasts until February…we can experience colder weather as we are already transitioning from southwest monsoon to northeast monsoon, southwest monsoon does not reach Metro Manila…at present, it only affects Northern Luzon like Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley… located offshore and it does not reach many areas in the country,” Villamil stressed. There are now fewer areas affected by the southwest monsoon, he said.
Meanwhile, four to seven typhoons are expected to enter Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) until yearend amid threat of La Niña, PAGASA said.
Height of La Niña is forecast between September and November, said PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section chief Ana Lisa Solis.
“We are still at La Niña alert, meaning since August, PAGASA has issued general statement of La Niña-like conditions,” she noted.
Heavy to intense rains are expected until end of the year as tropical cyclones will continue to enhance southwest monsoon, Solis said.
Tropical cyclones Ferdie, Gener, Helen and Igme entered PAR in span of a week. Nine cyclones have entered PAR since January.
Tropical Depression Igme is now outside PAR, said PAGASA weather specialist Grace Castañeda.
Southwest monsoon will continue to bring rains in Ilocos Region, Batanes and Babuyan Islands. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience rains brought by localized thunderstorms.
Authorities yesterday reported 25 deaths, 13 injured and eight missing due to combined effects of enhanced southwest monsoon and Ferdie, Gener, Helen and Igme. Number of affected people reached 1,449,293.
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Approval of P6.35 T 2025 budget this week eyed
By Nidz Godino
“We have sufficient time to finally agree on budget before yearend… most important piece of legislation Congress passes every year,” Speaker Martin Romualdez said, adding that would give Senate enough time for its own debate-passage process.
House of Representatives is expected to approve proposed P6.352 trillion national budget for 2025 on Wednesday or before Congress goes on break on Friday.
Administration and opposition lawmakers are expected to approve on third and final reading House Bill 10800 or General Appropriations Bill for 2025 on Sept. 25 after two weeks of plenary debates.
Over the weekend, Romualdez said House is adhering to its plenary approval timeline “because we are treating national spending program with urgency without sacrificing transparency.”
First order of business for today is reduced P733-million budget of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, who had antagonized congressmen after she refused to answer questions on her previous confidential funds. Her original budget proposal was P2 billion.
Duterte also refused to take her oath before House committee on good government investigating expenditures of OVP from 2022 onwards, flagged by Commission on Audit for questionable disbursements amounting to hundreds of millions of pesos.
“Next year’s spending legislation will serve as our tool for sustained economic development…it will support Agenda for Prosperity programs of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,” the Speaker said.
In statement, Romualdez stressed budget would also “serve as instrument for government to spread dividends of economic progress through various social protection and financial assistance initiatives, and funding for infrastructures like roads, hospitals, classrooms, seaports and airports, irrigation systems, and transportation networks.”
“We hope our people will feel benefits of growth through programs intended for them in the national budget,” he stressed.
The House leader earlier thanked committee on appropriations led by Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co as chairman and Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo as senior vice chairperson for shepherding 2025 spending bill.
House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City Rep. Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, chairman of House committee on rules, said President Marcos is expected to certify proposed 2025 as urgent.
Also to be tackled today are budgets of Dangerous Drugs Board, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Presidential Management Staff, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, and National Security Council.
House is also expected to discuss today allocations for Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity; National Amnesty Commission, Marawi Compensation Board, Mindanao Development Authority, Energy Regulatory Commission as well as for Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Energy.
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Executive session on ex-PNP chief’s POGO ties
By Nidz Godino
“In hearing, General Villanueva also said information is still being validated…so, for me, information is still raw… still very raw… very important to get more details and information… serious accusation,” Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is willing to support calls for executive session to get details about former chief of Philippine National Police (PNP) allegedly on payroll of illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO).
Gatchalian, one of the senators actively investigating POGO links of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, noted information divulged by Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) senior vice president and retired Brig. Gen. Raul Villanueva, during recent Senate hearing, was “very raw” and needed more supporting details.
“Even if it has to be executive session, Senate will allow it because it has national security aspect to it… important for Villanueva to give details and names…entire PNP is being defiled,” Gatchalian pointed out.
During continuation of Senate’s public hearing on POGO-related crimes, Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked Villanueva about possibility that government officials may have helped Guo escape in exchange for money.
“Apart from that general detail, which is P200 million given to high Bureau of Immigration official, are there other people who were allegedly bribed…are there additional amounts being discussed?” Hontiveros asked.
“There was talk about border immigration. I just don’t know, ma’am, exact amount, including PNP officials…but I still can’t confirm that as I’ve been outside of loop lately,” Villanueva said, citing raw reports from intelligence community.
Gatchalian said target output of Senate investigations is legislative proposals to create more laws to prevent illegal activities from happening again and motivating government agencies to file charges.
“This started in Bamban…was money laundering, human trafficking, and committee told agencies to look carefully and that’s what was done…many birth certificates were found to be defective so this is the output of hearing,” he noted.
Gatchalian also pointed out that Guo, who played major part in Bamban POGO, should be immediately transferred to regular jail. At present, she is detained at the PNP Custodial Center.
“In this particular case, Pasig court wants to transfer her to Pasig City Jail, and I agree with that because we cannot give special treatment… important she be transferred to regular jail,” he said. PNP earlier said Guo is expected to be transferred to Pasig City Jail today.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros, for her part, said while Guo has right to post bail, she will still have to face investigation, including non-bailable offense of human trafficking charges.
“Although she has the right to bail, investigation is still ongoing….nothing will change,” Hontiveros said in text message.
“She is still facing non-bailable human trafficking charges…so, until her innocence is proven in court, she will remain in prison,” she stressed.
The senator pointed out that Guo’s presence in Congressional hearings will also continue because she is currently in contempt in Senate and House.
On Friday, Guo posted bail of P540,000 for graft before Valenzuela Court, her counsel, Stephen David, said.
Arraignment did not proceed due to pending motion to quash, legal strategy that challenges validity of complaints against Guo.
On Mayor Liseldo Calugay of Sual, Pangasinan, rumored boyfriend of Guo, Gatchalian personally has not seen any documents that link local chief executive to POGO hub in Bamban, But the senator would continue looking closely if Calugay had played any role in Guo’s escape.
Guo and her supposed siblings, Sheila Guo and Wesley Guo, escaped in mid-July, and both Alice and Sheila claimed they used small boat before transferring to two other boats on their way to Malaysia.
Guo sisters were arrested in separate instances in Jakarta, Indonesia before they were brought back to the Philippines. Sheila is now under Senate custody.
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