News Roundup 19 February 2020
Feb 19, 2020 • 1 min Read
BREAKING: BuCor legal service chief shot dead in Muntinlupa City | INQUIRER.NET – The Bureau of Corrections’ legal service chief was gunned down in Muntinlupa City on Wednesday. Fredric Anthony Santos was aboard a Toyota Hilux when two gunmen appeared and shot him in front of a school along Katihan Street in Barangay Poblacion at 1:50 p.m., according to a report from the Muntinlupa City police. Police said Santos was to fetch his daughter from the school when the incident happened.
Nova Parojinog seeks dismissal of drugs, illegal possession of firearms cases |PHILSTAR.COM – The lawyers of former Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog are moving for the dismissal of the illegal drug and possession of firearms cases halfway through the trial. Parojinog, through her lawyers, challenged the sufficiency of prosecution evidence and asked the two Quezon City courts handling the cases against her to be dismissed.
Recto airs support for renewal of ABS-CBN franchise | Manila Bulletin – Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto believed that the complaints against broadcast network ABS-CBN should not be equated to the cancellation or non-extension of its legislative franchise. Recto on Wednesday elaborated his position on the issues hounding the media giant, whose franchise renewal is now in peril amid allegations of franchise violations by the government and the refusal of the House of Representatives to act on their expiring congressional permit.
Espenido: Failed intel behind drug list | The Manila Times – LtCol. Jovie Espenido blamed “failure of intelligence” as the reason behind his inclusion in the “drug list,” as Malacañang backed his statement, saying that he could have been a “victim.” Espenido said unidentified influential people with connections to high-ranking officials in the Philippine National Police (PNP) might have been responsible for the list that the PNP “has not processed properly.”
