Cebu local news (daily update)

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Ex-SK official ‘behind attack’

CATERER Maria Lina Mier implicated her daughter-in-law, Manilyn Mar-Mier, as the brains behind a foiled robbery last March 20.

She learned from the police that the suspects, Sim Abordo and Roldan Ranollo, were “hired by Manilyn, through Vicente Maestrado, to kill us,” Mier said in her affidavit submitted to the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office.

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Manilyn is a former chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan in Barangay Punta Princesa, as well as a former barangay councilor. She and Maestrado have not been arrested yet.

But Manilyn and Maestrado are now respondents in the robbery with frustrated homicide case the police filed against Abordo and Ranollo. The two men were arrested for
attacking Mier outside her office in Doña Maria Village, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City last Sunday.

“A photograph of me and my husband was recovered from Abordo’s possession by the policemen,” Mier said in her affidavit.

The suspects, who first introduced themselves as Karl Labajo Dumat-ot and Arman Pabatan, signed a waiver for their continued detention at the police station.

In an interview after the inquest proceedings last Tuesday, Abordo told Sun.Star Cebu that Manilyn paid them P33,000 as a down payment. He said they didn’t push through with the plan because they were bothered by their conscience.

In her affidavit, Mier said she and her family members arrived in the office on Llamas St. at 11:40 a.m. An armed man suddenly grabbed her bag.

When Mier shouted for help, the suspect struck her in the head with his firearm several times. Mier saw another man pointing his gun at their security guard.

The suspect grabbed Mier’s bag, which contained two Nokia mobile phones worth P17,000, two wallets containing P340,000 cash and several cards and personal belongings.

But as the suspects were about to flee, Mier’s son, Kurt Yves, quickly drove his car against the suspects’ motorcycle, which threw both men off.

They fled

The bag got tangled in the motorcycle, so the suspects left it, boarded a taxi and escaped.

Mier’s driver and her secretary drove her to the hospital. Few hours later, Mier was told that the police arrested the suspects, shortly identified as Abordo and Ranollo.

Kurt, the 25-year-old son of Mier, executed a separate affidavit and corroborated his mother’s statement.

“Based on the evidence gathered by the policemen, I further know that the mastermind who is interested in the death of my parents is my wife Manilyn, through her middleman Maestrado,” Kurt said in his affidavit.

Kurt said he was preparing their vehicle to go to a mall for lunch last March 20, when he heard someone screaming for help.

He saw a man striking his mother in the head with a pistol, while grappling for her
bag. Kurt said he bumped the motorcycle when the riders seemed about to escape.

Jimmy Saylanon, a security guard of Maria Lina Catering, said in his affidavit that two young men visited the office and asked about catering services sometime in the first week of March.

Envelope

Three days later, Saylanon said, Manilyn gave him a brown envelop and instructed him to give it to someone who would come to the office.

Hours later, Saylanon said a woman arrived with a man, whom he later identifed as Abordo. The guard said he learned the woman who received the brown envelope is Abordo’s girlfriend.

Last Sunday, March 20, Saylanon said a man entered the catering office and pointed a gun at him, saying, “Sige, bunot!”

Afraid of being shot, the guard stood still. Saylonan said he was surprised when Abordo came in and took Mier’s bag. Like Mier’s son, the guard saw Abordo hit the businesswoman several times, using the gun.

The guard called the police for help.

At the police station, hours later, Saylonan identified Abordo and Ranollo as the culprits.

“Later, I learned that the brown envelope which Manilyn (Mier) handed to me contained the photograph of my employers Ernesto and Maria Lina Mier, after the policemen recovered it at the house of one of the suspects,” said Saylonan in his affidavit.

Police officers Jeffrey Simmons Diola, Rogelio Canete, Fortunato Macaranas, Reglyn Pepito and Renato Berido also executed their affidavits on the arrest of Abordo and Ranollo.

Text trail

At City Hall, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he hopes there is no truth to the report that the former barangay official was the mastermind in last Sunday’s robbery.

“I wish it’s not true, because I know both of them,” said Rama.

The mayor said he has no idea where Manilyn is now.

Sun.Star Cebu repeatedly tried to contact her but received no response.

Part of the investigators’ proof is a set of text messages on the plans for the robbery.

SPO3 Rogelio Canete and his team went to the National Telecommunications Commission to trace the text messages the alleged middleman sent to Sim Labajo, one of the suspects.

The text messages were found in Labajo’s cell phone.

“We need thorough validation because we don’t also discount the possibility that these two suspects had just pinpointed Manilyn Mier,” said Intelligence Branch Chief Romeo Santander.

Santander added the police need to catch the middleman first.

Pictures and the address of the alleged middleman were submitted to their counterpart intelligence unit for a complete background check.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on March 24, 2011.

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Pope celebrates last public Mass



VATICAN CITY — Beginning a long farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced the extraordinary scene of the leader of the world’s billion Catholics explaining himself directly to the faithful.

The mood inside St. Peter’s Basilica was somber during the Mass, as if the weight of Benedict’s decision and the finality of his pontificate had finally registered with the thousands present. The basilica erupted in a rousing standing ovation as Benedict exited for the last time as pope, bringing tears to the eyes of some of those closest to him.

“We wouldn’t be sincere, Your Holiness, if we didn’t tell you that there’s a veil of sadness on our hearts this evening,” Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Benedict’s longtime deputy, told the pope at the end of the service, his voice breaking.

“Thank you for having given us the luminous example of the simple and humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord,” Bertone said, quoting Benedict’s words when he first appeared on the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square after he was elected pope.

Smiling and clearly moved, Benedict responded, “Grazie. Now let us return to prayer” – his words bringing to an end several minutes of thundering applause. Then, in a rare gesture and sign of respect, the bishops removed their mitres.

“Viva il papa!” the crowd yelled as the pope stepped off the altar, assisted by two clergymen, and departed St. Peter’s aboard a moving platform to spare him the long walk down the aisle.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the most solemn season on the church’s liturgical calendar that ends with Holy Week, which commemorates the death of Christ and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. By this Easter, on March 31, the church will likely have a new pope.

The scene was festive earlier in the day, when Benedict took the extraordinary step of speaking directly to his flock about why he had broken with 600 years of tradition and decided to retire on Feb. 28.

“As you know, I have decided to renounce the ministry that the Lord gave to me on April 19, 2005,” Benedict said, to warm applause. “I did this in full liberty for the good of the church.”

He thanked the faithful for their prayers and love, which he said he had “physically felt in these days that haven’t been easy for me.” And he asked them to “to continue to pray for me, the church, and the future pope.”

Benedict looked tired but serene as he basked in a standing ovation when he entered the packed hall for his traditional Wednesday catechism lesson. His speech was interrupted repeatedly by applause, and many in the audience of thousands had tears in their eyes.

A huge banner reading “Grazie Santita” (“Thank you Your Holiness”) was strung up and a chorus of Italian schoolchildren serenaded him with one of his favorite hymns in German – a gesture that won over the pope, who thanked them for singing a piece “particularly dear to me.”

He appeared wan and spoke softly, but his eyes twinkled at the welcome.

“He gave us eight wonderful years of his words,” said Ileana Sviben, an Italian from the northern city of Trieste. “He was a wonderful theologian and pastor.”

The Rev. Reinaldo Braga Jr., a Brazilian priest studying theology in Rome, said he, too, was saddened when he first heard the news.

“The atmosphere was funereal but nobody had died,” he said. “But then I realized it was a wise act for the entire church. He taught the church and the world that the papacy is not about power, but about service.”

It was a sentiment the retiring Benedict himself emphasized Wednesday, saying the “path of power is not the road of God.”

Benedict’s decision has placed the Vatican in uncharted waters: No one knows what he’ll be called or even what he’ll wear after Feb. 28.

The Vatican revealed some details of that final day, saying Benedict would attend a morning farewell ceremony with his cardinals and then fly by helicopter at 5 p.m. to the papal summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo.(FREEMAN)

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Pe, Team Rama reject decision



CEBU, Philippines - Mayor Michael Rama is not satisfied with the ruling of the Commission on Elections-First Division disqualifying Cebu City Councilor Augustus Pe Jr. from running as councilor of the city’s south district just because Pe did not meet the residency requirement.

As head of Team Rama, the mayor will ask the lawyers of petitioners Ronald Diola and Tisha Aisha Gonzalez to file a motion for reconsideration before the Comelec En Banc requesting the reversal of the ruling on the “three-year term” issue.

For his part, Pe will also file a motion for reconsideration before the Comelec asking it to reverse the decision finding him not eligible to run as councilor in the south district.

Rama said they will ask the Comelec En Banc to reconsider the ruling of the First Division chaired by Commissioner Rene Sarmiento.

Pe’s three terms (nine years) as councilor in the city’s north district will end on June 30.

Section 8, Article X of the Constitution limits the term of an elective local government official to only three terms. The Supreme Court said that the intention of the law is to “infuse new blood in the political arena” by disqualifying officials from running for the same office after a term of nine years straight.

Although the Comelec ruling already disqualified Pe from his candidacy, Rama said they are not satisfied of the arguments of the Comelec-First Division that Pe is not barred from running for councilor of Cebu City south district for the reason that “the conditions for the application of the three-term limit rule are not present in the instant case as (Pe) is clearly not running for the same government position.”

The Comelec ruled that the territorial jurisdictions of the two districts are separate and distinct from each other and the inhabitants in the south district where Pe wants to be elected as councilor are not the same voters who elected him for the past three consecutive terms.

Comelec Commissioners Armando Velasco, Christian Robert Lim and Sarmiento said “the inhabitants of the south district are not the same group of voters whom Pe had served as member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the north district.”

Rama said, “Sagdi lang, basta nagbansiwag na sa mga newspapers nga disqualified na si Jun Pe sa iyang candidacy.” (That’s okay. Pe’s disqualification already made the headlines.)

Pe said he will continue to campaign because he said the ruling of the Comelec-First Division is still not final and executory. He is hoping that he can convince the Comelec En Banc to reverse the ruling of the First Division.

The argument of the First Division states that Pe “failed to present a clear and positive proof that he had, in fact, abandoned his former residence and established a new one.”

The decision explained that Pe’s continued assumption of his position as councilor representing the north district, while not in itself a conclusive proof, nevertheless, strongly suggests his lack of intent to abandon his domicile.

In his answer to the petition filed by Diola and Gonzalez, Pe claimed that despite his transfer of residence to another district, he continues to discharge the duties and obligations of his current post.

Cebu City south district election officer Edwin Cadungog explained that the five-day reglamentary period for Pe to file his motion before the Comelec En Banc will start once he receives the official copy of the Comelec’s ruling.

As of yesterday, even Cadungog still did not receive the official copy although he already read it from other sources.

The procedure is that Pe is entitled to bring the matter before the Comelec En Banc composed of all Comelec commissioners who will jointly decide on the fate of his motion for reconsideration.

If Pe still not satisfied with the decision of the Comelec En Banc, again he is entitled to elevate the matter before the Supreme Court by filing a petition for review. —/JPM (FREEMAN)

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City should’ve inked contract with UNA

CEBU, Philippines - The Commission on Elections will have to dig deeper on the issue of the government vehicles allegedly used during the recent proclamation rally of the United Nationalist Alliance in Cebu City.

Comelec-7 Regional Director Temie Lambino said he did not want to make an opinion on the matter but commented that if indeed the city government did rent out the government-run buses, a private contract should have been entered with UNA.

Lambino said that this would indicate that the buses were rented and not used for free for the supporters of the party.

According to Section 89 of the Omnibus Election Code, “It shall be unlawful for any candidate, political party, organization, or any person to give or accept, free of charge, directly or indirectly, transportation, food or drinks or things of value during the five hours before and after a public meeting, on the day preceding the election, and on the day of the election; or to give or contribute, directly or indirectly, money or things of value for such purpose.”

The said provision of the law is also repeated in Section 31 of Comelec Resolution 9615.

In a phone interview, The FREEMAN sought for Comelec’s statement on the rental of Kaohsiung buses by the UNA party as shown in an official receipt which indicated that P10,000 was paid for the rent.

Lambino confirmed that he also got a copy of the receipt which he has forwarded to provincial supervisor Eddie Aba who is heading the investigation.

Aba earlier said that while the use of government vehicles are prohibited for unofficial matters as well as the provision of free transportation of vehicles after public gatherings as stated in the law, they still need to look into the matter since there are other circumstances to consider.

Aba has written the office of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to explain that concern on the use of the buses.

While waiting for the reply, Aba said that they are asking those who have personal knowledge on the allegations to submit evidence to his office. He said they are also hoping to get copies of videos and pictures from media entities that were able to record the use of the buses.

Once they have the necessary evidence, Aba said that they will be submitting these to their law department in Manila and the office of the Comelec chairman.

“It is incumbent upon the Comelec law department in Manila to conduct the necessary evaluation and to determine as to whether or not campaign rules and regulation were violated,” he said.

Meanwhile, Cebu City South District Rep. Tomas Osmeña said he is not desperate in complaining about the use of the city-owned buses and other vehicles during the UNA proclamation rally, as what Rama is saying.

Osmeña said he just wants Comelec to go after the illegal activities of his political opponent in the coming May 13 elections who allowed city-owned vehicles be used to ferry political supporters from the barangays to attend the rally.

Osmeña is challenging the reelection bid of Rama, who used to be his vice mayor in Cebu City for nine years from 2001 to 2010.

The mayor said the Kaohsiung and Yokohama buses that were used during the event last Tuesday were rented out by UNA supporters.

The mayor is already hesitant to answer questions from the media about the use of city-owned vehicles in last Tuesday’s UNA rally, saying “Ah, balik na ‘sab ta ana og pasabot.”

Under the law, those who will be found guilty for violating the elections laws shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one year but not over six years, and cannot be subject to probation. —/BRP (FREEMAN)

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Comelec reminds candidates to follow rules



CEBU, Philippines - The Commission on Election (Comelec) 7 is going full force on their efforts to monitor campaign violations with the start of the national campaign on February 12 and the upcoming local campaign kick-off by the end of March.

Comelec Cebu Provincial Supervisor Eddie Aba sent a memorandum on Tuesday to all election officers in the Province of Cebu directing them “to strictly implement Comelec Resolution 9615” or the rules and regulations implementing RA 9006 or the Fair Elections Act.

Aba said that written reports are to be submitted to his office on monitored cases of violations of campaign regulations in their respective areas.

“Violations would be taken seriously,” warned Aba.

Aba is also requesting the candidates to follow provisions of RA 9006 and 9615.

“I appeal to all our candidates to strictly abide by the rules on campaigning. Each candidate should not take undue advantage over the other candidates,” Aba said.

According to the Comelec, among the provisions that are commonly violated are the size of campaign posters and the restriction on areas where campaign materials are allowed to be posted.

As stated in RA 9615, posters of political parties and party-lists are allowed at 12x16ft but should not exceed a total area of 192 square feet.

As for independent candidates, sizes of posters are allowed at 4x6ft and should not exceed a total area of 24 sq.ft.

Candidates can only put up their campaign posters in common poster areas upon the approval of the Comelec office and through their city or municipal election officers.

One common poster area can be set up by a candidate or party for every 5,000 registered voters or less and can add another common area for one’s posters for every additional 5,000 registered voters.

The Comelec is also reminding the candidates on the strict prohibition on putting up of campaign propaganda on trees and plants located along public roads, parks, school premises and other public grounds.

Comelec-7 Regional Director Temie Lambino earlier explained that once they will be notified that a violation has been done with regards to posting of campaign paraphernalia, they would be asking the candidates or parties involved to remove the propaganda within three days.

Otherwise, they will be facing disqualification charges. (FREEMAN)