Batman autopsy

TWO BULLETS TO THE HEAD
Ferdie “Batman” Lintuan absorbed two bullets to the head from the gunmen who ambushed him outside of his radio station DXGO in R.Castillo St., Agdao, Davao City on December 24.
The National Bureau of Investigation said the lone gunman used a .45 cal. pistol in the 10:00 a.m. murder of the block [...]

RP’s best mayors

Pulse Asia: Duterte is 3rd top mayor
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has been ranked third in the country in a survey of best performing city mayors, according to Pulse Asia. Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte landed fourth, the survey reportedly commissioned by Mayor Lim himself.
Taking the top slot is Manila Mayor Alfredo, with Makati Mayor [...]

Elimination process on for Lintuan murder suspects

Task Force Batman to
question Rody, Nogie
The head of a probe team looking into the killing of broadcaster Ferdie Lintuan assured a there would be no whitewash in the investigation that would include even Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Congressman Prospero Nograles.
If evidence in the investigation warrants it, we may invite them for questioning, said Supt. Benhur [...]

Spare Lintuan family!

Anti-crime group asks pols
to stay off Batman killing
By ROGER M. BALANZA

            Davao City politicians warring over the killing of radioman Ferdie Lintuan could muddle the probe and delay the search for the killer of the hard-hitting broadcaster.
            Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Dante Jiminez yesterday begged Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Congressman Prospero Nograles [...]

Duterte son’s foe in big gamble

Al-ag says Paolo may
withdraw at last minute
By ROGER M. BALANZA
 
            Toril barangay captain Wilmar Al-ag yesterday said he is taking a crack at the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) presidency on a wild gamble.
            He would grab the post, a ticket to a seat in the Davao City Council, in the event leading candidate [...]

Karapatan: Less rights violations this year

Extrajudicial killings biggest concern
By ROGER M. BALANZA
Human rights violations in 2007 are lower in number than last year’s, the human rights group Karapatan said in a report.
Karapatan-Southern Mindanao said extrajudicial killings remain a major concern despite its decreasing number.
In the report, Karapatan documented 98 victims of salvagings nationwide from January to December, nine of them in [...]

Christmas alerts

NICA BARES KIDNAP PLOT OF FOREIGNERS
An intelligence report by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) bared a plan by the Jemaah Islamiyah-Abu Sayyaf combine to kidnap foreigners including US troops in Mindanao during Christmas.
In wake of the report, PNP regional director Andres Caro ordered a region-wide alert to secure not only foreigners but also the [...]

Christmas alerts

Police, court raise security alerts
The regional trial court in Davao City on Monday was in a nervous mood as Executive Judge Isaac Robillo summoned judges for a security conference over reports members of the local judiciary could be targets of terrorists, especially during Christmas when people–including judges–are in a mood of celebration and may be vulnerable [...]

Nograles defends GMA vs. negative surveys

ADMINISTRATION CRITICS BEHIND SURVEYS
Davao City Congressman Prospero Nograles said poll surveys showing poor showing for President Arroyo could have been commissioned by critics of the administration.
These pulse survey firms should bare to the public who commissioned them to conduct the surveys, said Nograles, former House majority leader and a close ally of the president.
He made [...]

Hero cop stuns City Hall crowd

Cop kicks, slams bomb package in full public view

By ROGER M. BALANZA
            As a nervous crowd waited in suspense last night for bomb disposal experts to arrive and attend to two cartons suspected as containing bombs in front of City Hall, a policeman from the Mobile Patrol Group calmly picked up the packages and slammed [...]