DOJ Starts Probe of NBI Chief for Kidnapping, Extortion by Ed Punay, Philippine Gawad Geny Lopez Jr
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Permit No. 203 AM 1450 550 E. 8th St., Ste. 6, National City, San Diego County CA USA 91950 | Ph: 619.474.0588 | Fx: 619.474.0373 | Email: [email protected] | www.asianjournalusa.com Chula Vista M-F 7-8 PM CA 91910 DOJ starts probe of NBI chief for kidnapping, extortion by Ed Punay, Philippine Gawad Geny Lopez Jr. Bayaning A Filipino American Legacy Star | MANILA, Philippines, 2/16/2012 - The Department Pilipino Awards goes global of Justice (DOJ) has started Worldwide search for Fili- “Becoming a Leader: The Heart and the preliminary investigation pino organizations against dismissed National Soul of Leadership” Bureau of Investigation (NBI) doing extraordinary Director Magtanggol Gat- service kicks off this Ernie D. Delfi n dula and other offi cials of month the bureau over the alleged kidnapping and extortion of REDWOOD My column for this week is a transcript of my speech delivered before the UCI Sage Scholars of the an undocumented Japanese CITY, CA, February University of California, Irvine (UCI) on February 7, 2012, about LEADERSHIP. woman last year. 10, 2012 – “Where there Prosecutor General Claro are Filipinos, there are heroes, Thank you for the kind and it’s time to honor them.” introduction, Melissa. With this campaign line, Thank you for this rare fi rm belief and an internation- privilege to speak before al network of regional teams the SAGE Scholars of the in place to make it happen, the University of California, Gawad Geny Lopez Jr. Baya- Geny Lopez, Jr. Irvine. My speaking be- ning Pilipino Awards is going fore you tonight is indeed initiative to reach out to Filipinos all global this year, the fi rst time over the world and recognize their a great honor that came since its inception in 1994. totally unexpected as a “It is a huge and momentous (Continued on page 23) priceless gift, especially considering my personal Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and Magtanggol Gatdula and peculiar background. I (PDI) still vividly remember my Ex-Envoy Arrested early years in the USA, be- MANILA, Philippines - Former tives of the Southern Metro Manila- ambassador Francisco “Paqui” Criminal Investigation and Detection fore all of your were born, Arellano created a three-man Ortigas III was arrested yesterday by Group (CIDG) armed with a warrant when I was a controller of a panel of state prosecutors the police on a complaint of con- of arrest issued by Pasig Metropoli- big hospital in Los Angeles, A bouyant belief in the American Dream. The irrepressible Ernie to immediately conduct the cubinage fi led by Madrigal heiress tan Trial Court Branch 72 Judge Joy when I went to the com- Delfi n multitasks with his grandaughter as he holds a book on Rizal investigation on the formal Susana Bayot, his wife of 43 years. Nerves Casihan-Dumlao. pany’s Speech Pathologist, in one hand and spins the globe with the other complaint fi led recently by the Ortigas, 67, was arrested by opera- The former ambassador to Mexico and asked: “Dr. Jones, I victim, Noriyo Ohara. had just come from a meeting with always wanted to improve myself to be able to succeed in this country, how do I get rid The panel composed of As- his lawyers at the Tektite Towers of my accent? And the wise doctor said, Ernie that is very easy to do, JUST GO BACK at the family-developed Ortigas sistant Prosecutors Juan Pedro business district in Pasig City when HOME TO THE PHILIPPINES!” …. But I never went back home to stay , except a Navera, Hazel Decena-Valdez policemen led by Chief Inspector dozen or more vacation trips to the land of my birth. For you to appreciate more with and Irwin Maraya were di- Bernouly Abalos picked him up. what I will share you tonight, with your indulgence, please allow me to briefl y tell you rected to determine if there is Abalos said Ortigas and his about myself and the million miles journey that I have travelled the last half a century of probable cause to fi le charges lawyers Alfred Molo and Elizabeth my life, up to this conference hall where we are gathered now by your kind invitation. of kidnapping and serious il- Loriega voluntarily went with them I was born in a farming village where there was no electricity until I was in the elemen- legal detention against Gat- to work on posting bail of P10,000 tary grades when one of the most visionary presidents of the USA, Pres. John F. Kennedy for his temporary liberty. dula, dismissed NBI-Security (Continued on page 10) Management Division chief Susana Bayot; “Paqui” (inset) (Continued on page 16) Mario Garcia, his executive offi cer Jose Odelon Cabillan, their assets Chona Elen Es- Tourist Arrivals from the UK Exceeds Anti-Mining In Antique Province, Philippines (Part 2) plana and Virgelito Gutierrez; A Scourge and a Travesty This is indeed a tragedy. tation of responsible mining? and Gatdula’s special assistant 100,000 for the First Time in History How can we mitigate environ- Do mining fi rms even bother Raul Dimaano. BY: CESAR D. CANDARI, MD, Garcia and Esplana would experienced across Europe, the Philippines mental hazards brought about caring about protecting the For the fi rst time in history, tour- FCAP EMERIITUS also undergo preliminary ism arrivals from the United Kingdom Department of Tourism (PDOT) London environment and people? My tirelessly implements innovative promo- Once upon a time, Mila- answer, sad to say, is a re- investigation for grave coer- reached gros Tamboung of Barangay cion, falsifi cation and robbery, 104,466 in tional projects sounding NO! and marketing San Roque, Libertad, Antique, while Cabillan and Gutierrez 2011, 7.78% The rich people of the Phil- campaigns to drive would look at the bloom- ippines, Cojuangco and Ang were also facing falsifi cation higher than the tourists to the ing forest canopy of Mount and robbery charges, respec- registered visi- (San Miguel Stallwarts) made country. Pinupo in appreciation for money on mining, and they tively. tors of 96,925 In 2011, PDOT the sustenance it provided to The DOJ cited the “interest in 2010. London assisted made a lot of it. The mining and organized no her village. Today, Milagros foray bodes especially well of service and pursuant to the Arrivals from is saddened with the mining provisions of existing laws” the United less than three for the country, says Mark dozen individual activities that many political by mining in our country? Are Mobius, who oversees about as basis for the start of the Kingdom familiarization, forces are trying carry to out, preliminary investigation. contributed to there any assurances for mini- $50 billion as executive chair- press and fi lming trips for TV personali- despite the inevitable cata- mizing such hazards during man of Franklin Templeton a record-breaking 3.917 million foreign ties, journalists and photographers. The strophic economic and envi- mining? Can the government (Continued on page 17) visitors to the Philippines in 2011. ronmental harm. 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