News Roundup 16 December 2019
Dec 16, 2019 • 1 min Read
Bato slams ‘biased’ US over ‘canceled’ visa: Did I order killing of drug suspects? | INQUIRER.NET – Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa blasted the United States for being “very biased” if indeed his US visa has been canceled due to his alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the country. “Granting that it’s true na ang (that the) basis ng (of) cancellation is ‘yung (the) involvement [in] EJK, well they are very biased, they are misinformed, they are misled by their informants,” dela Rosa told reporters on Monday.
Robredo defers release of drug war report | PHILSTAR.COM – In the wake of another destructive earthquake in Mindanao, Vice President Leni Robredo said she decided to hold off the release of her report on the drug war scheduled Monday to allow the country to focus on rescue and relief operations. Robredo said providing assistance to affected communities is more urgent than the release of her report.
Quake survivors cry for help | Manila Bulletin – Several people remain trapped under the rubbles of the Southern Trade shopping center in Padada, Davao del, after it collapsed following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the province last Sunday, December 15. The Padada Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Engr. Luke Cadoyas and Fred Trajeras, regional director of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 11 confirmed this report.
Panelo blasts Robredo for meddling in ‘water war’ | The Manila Times – Malacañang told Vice President (VP) Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to stop meddling in the controversy surrounding the contracts between the government and water concessionaires. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Robredo did not know anything about the matter.
