KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews) – The surging trade and investments activities here and the neighboring areas were seen to pick up even more this year with the completion of the ongoing transfer of regional line agencies and departments of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao to the new regional center in the city.
Carlito Uy, president of the South Cotabato Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., said Monday they expect the more than 20 regional offices who have yet to fully transfer here to move in full swing within the next six months as directed earlier by the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region 12 and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on New Government Centers.
'Gov't won't condone special treatment for Maguindanao massacre suspects'--Palace
MANILA (PNA) -- The government applies the law equally to everyone and will not condone special treatment of those under detention even if they are politically powerful.
In a media briefing yesterday afternoon in Malacanang, Presidential Economic Spokesman Gary Olivar said all suspects must be treated equally, including the Ampatuans.
“Equal application of the law and regulations must be observed, especially in this particular case,” Olivar said.
Newspaper reports have it that the suspects in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao are being treated like honored guests in their detention cell in General Santos City.
Olivar said appropriate rules of conduct when holding suspects in detention should be strictly followed and must not be abused by anyone. He added that even powerful people should not be exempt from these rules.
According to Olivar, one way of resolving the issue is to follow the suggestion of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to move the Ampatuans to its headquarters in Quezon City.
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said his email has been receiving inquiries from all over, asking him to bring Manny Pacquiao to them regardless of who the Filipino fights.
"It's unbelievable. They don't care who Manny fights," Arum told the Bulletin over the weekend from his Las Vegas home.
Arum said the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas of Texas billionaire Jerry Jones is back in the mix, while Atlanta is also making a bid to host Pacquiao in the event a last-ditch effort fails to finalize a megabuck match with Floyd Mayweather for March 13.
Dallas and Atlanta had expressed their respective bids to stage Pacquiao-Mayweather but they were edged by perennial contender, Las Vegas, with the MGM Grand Garden Arena as venue.
But when negotiations turned sour a few weeks ago when Mayweather demanded that Pacquiao undergo random urine testing, the fight that was thought to be a done deal suddenly appeared dead in the water.
Arum said Yuri Foreman, the reigning World Boxing Association super-welterweight champion, is being eyed to replace Mayweather.
While there is still an impasse over the proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown, an effort to find a solution to the dispute will be explored on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) when representatives of Pacquiao and Mayweather meet up with noted mediator Daniel Weinstein in Los Angeles.
Kin of Ampatuan massacre victims hit ‘VIP treatment’ for suspects
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
by Allen V, Estabillo/MindaNews
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) – The families of some of the victims of the November 23 Ampatuan massacre said they might file a formal complaint over the reported special treatment given to several massacre suspects who are currently detained at a police camp here.
Buluan, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Esmael Mangudadatu said Monday he has instructed his lawyers to look into the alleged “VIP (very important person) treatment” accorded by personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 12 to four members of the Ampatuan family who are detained here in connection with the gruesome killings.
“This is not fair. Our lawyers are now gathering some information and evidences to back up the possible complaints that we may file (before the court),” he said in an interview over Bombo Radyo Koronadal.
Suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan, former acting Maguindanao governor Sajid, Shariff Aguak Mayor Anwar and suspended Maguindanao vice governor Akmad have been detained at the CIDG lockup facility here since last month after they were implicated in the massacre of 57 people, including 31 journalists, in Ampatuan town last November 23.
MANILA, Philippines - Larry Merchant knows a good, clean fighter when he sees one.
And Manny Pacquiao, in the eyes of the analytical HBO boxing commentator, is just one of the classic examples, amid accusations that the Filipino icon is into some performance-enhancing drugs.
“I see no indications that Pacquiao is anything but an exceptional, elite fighter,” Merchant said as he shared his precious thoughts on the ongoing drama with Michael Falgoust of USA Today.
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