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THEP8 NATIONtuesday | may 19, 2020

Sinas stays as NCRPO 54 injured in C. , chief amid COVID-19 E. Visayas due to ‘Ambo’ crisis: Gamboa

NCRPO chief Major General . FILE PHOTO MANILA – Major General ng publiko na indeed walang, Debold Sinas will remain as nangyaring suhulan pagdating Metro Manila police chief sa illegal gambling dito sa despite facing criminal NCR (National Capital Region) charges over his birthday [I hope the public validate that celebration that allegedly no bribery happened as far as violated quarantine protocols, the campaign against illegal the country's top cop said gambling is concerned here in Monday. the NCR]," he added. Philippine National Aside from Sinas, 18 Police (PNP) chief General other police officers are Archie Gamboa said this is due facing charges of violation to the situation brought by the of City Ordinance No. 12, COVID-19 pandemic. series of 2020, which imposes "I hope the public would mandatory wearing of face understand kasi nandito tayo masks and physical distancing, sa ganito nga, may emergency and Republic Act 11332 or situation [because we are in the Mandatory Reporting an emergency situation]. Siya of Notifiable Diseases and yung nag-establish nung mga AFTERMATH. A resident tries to salvage belongings next to his house destroyed at the height of Typhoon Ambo in San Policarpo town, Health Events of Public Health naunang quarantine facilities Eastern Samar on May 15, 2020, a day after the typhoon hit the town. ALREN BERONIO / AFP [He established the first Concern Act, filed by the quarantine facilities] (in the PNP-Internal Affairs Service Eastern Visayas, of which nine MANILA – The number The injured persons were were affected in 59 cities region)," Gamboa said in a (IAS) before the City of persons injured in the reported in Central Luzon and and municipalities in eight are medical facilities. radio interview. Prosecutors' Office on Friday. aftermath of Typhoon Ambo Eastern Visayas, the agency provinces in the regions of Meanwhile, damage to He added that the Gamboa gave assurance has reached 54, the National said in its update released , Eastern Visayas, that once found guilty, the agriculture in Calabarzon, campaign against illegal Disaster Risk Reduction Sunday night. and Cordillera. drugs and gambling has been police officers would be and Management Council Also, a total of 25,474 Twelve structures were Bicol and Eastern Visayas was intensified under Sinas' watch. suspended and face forfeiture (NDRRMC) said. families or 82,563 persons reported damaged in Bicol and placed at P186 million. PNA "I hope ma-validate ito of pay. PNA Over 18K PDLs released 23 barangay execs face during quarantine: SC raps over SAP anomalies

MANILA – More than quarantine and additional 18,000 persons deprived of courts will be authorized soon liberty (PDLs) have been to conduct hearings of civil released during the last two and criminal cases through months under the enhanced videoconferencing. community quarantine, a PDLs released were Supreme Court (SC) official either charged with crimes said Monday. punishable under the Revised “This was from the Penal Code or special penal time our courts nationwide laws, while a few, under local FILE PHOTO ‘drastically reduced its ordinances. MANILA – The Department of Meanwhile, four more kababayans will be put behind transferred the investigation operations’ and after four days On March 16, Chief were ‘physically closed to all Interior and Local Government cases will be filed in the next bars,” Año said. of graft and corrupt practices Justice Diosdado Peralta, in court users’ and may only be response to the COVID-19 (DILG) on Monday said 23 few days while 110 barangay He said most of the against barangay officials barangay (village) officials are officials are currently under reached through their hotlines outbreak ordered “all courts anomalies were committed from the DILG field offices to and e-mail addresses,” Court nationwide to drastically now facing criminal charges “case buildup” after a total of by village chiefs, councilors, the PNP-CIDG to expedite the Administrator Jose Midas reduce operations” and for alleged anomalies in the 318 complainants nationwide treasurers, secretaries, Marquez said in a message to maintain only the necessary distribution of the Social reported graft and corrupt investigation and the filing of employees, purok leaders, and criminal charges. reporters. skeletal staff to immediately Amelioration Program (SAP) practices against them. even social workers. He noted that from March act on urgent matters brought after the Philippine National “The PNP-CIDG has On the other hand, Cases for violation of 17 to May 15, a total of 18,355 before them. Police-Criminal Investigation been consecutively filing barangay officials facing Republic Act 3019 or the Anti- PDLs have been released. On March 20, Peralta and Detection Group (PNP- charges against corrupt complaints that are Graft and Corrupt Practices Marquez added that ordered that all courts CIDG) filed charges against barangay officials and their administrative in nature more PDLs are set to be nationwide be physically them before the Department cohorts in anomalies in the Act and RA 11469 or the released in the next few closed to all court users who Bayanihan to Heal As One will still be issued show- of Justice. distribution of SAP. There is cause orders by the DILG and days and other more cases, may reach them only through DILG Secretary Eduardo also a relentless investigation Act were filed by the PNP- both criminal and civil, to their hotlines and email M. Año said the PNP has and case buildup to ensure CIDG against these barangay investigated by DILG field be heard as many courts will addresses, requiring judges already filed 12 criminal cases that these unscrupulous officials. units for filing in the Office of reopen on skeleton workforce and court personnel to work against 23 barangay officials. people who duped our poor The DILG chief recently the Ombudsman. MDM under the general community from home. PNA