‘What IIRC recommended, what was changed’

BALITA KAY JUAN ‘What IIRC recommended, what was changed’ Compiled by David Dizon abs-cbnNEWS.com   The Palace legal team watered down several of the recommendations of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) with respect to the filing of criminal and administrative charges against 13 individuals in the August 23 hostage crisis. Specifically, the legal [...]

Puno remembers all 5 groups out to get him except jueteng emissary’s name

BALITA KAY JUAN Puno: 5 groups out to get me By Alcuin Papa, Christian V. Esguerra, Norman Bordadora Philippine Daily Inquirer Interior Undersecretary Rico E. Puno claimed that five groups including one led by Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo are working to have me ousted. Puno told the Inquirer on Thursday night it was these [...]

‘Biggest accountability’

BALITA KAY JUAN Ex-Manila police chief:‘Biggest accountability’ By Nikko Dizon Philippine Daily Inquirer The Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) has accused Chief Supt. Rodolfo Magtibay of incompetence and disobedience and said that his actions at the critical moments caused the “debacle” during last month’s bloody hostage drama. A confidential portion of the IIRC report, [...]

Jueteng can cause amnesia

BALITA KAY JUAN DENIALS The Professional Heckler The Senate Hearing In Tuesday’s Senate hearing, DILG Undersecretary Enrico Puno failed to identify the jueteng emissaries (some of whom were even his “friends”) who approached him saying he couldn’t remember any of their names. For the next hearing, the Senate plans to invite a doctor to determine [...]

IIRC cites 8 critical incidents in hostage fiasco

BALITA KAY JUAN IIRC cites 8 critical incidents in hostage fiasco By David Dizon abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – Lapses, wrong decisions and lack of a negotiation strategy by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, police commanders, hostage negotiators and mediamen are to blame for the bloody outcome of the August 23 hostage crisis in [...]

Who the “real” DILG secretary?

BALITA KAY JUAN Who the “real” DILG secretary? The Political Heckler Interior Undersecretary Rico Puno admits receiving feelers from gambling operators asking how to operate jueteng under the Aquino administration. The negotiations failed though because Puno was “not trained to handle such situation.” President Aquino has reportedly ordered Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo to come [...]

“I am willing to take the bullet for him”

KUWENTO NI JUAN “I am willing to take the bullet for him” By Mang Juan Pinoy Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Rico Puno, in his capacity as undersecretary for peace and order, supervises the PNP, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the Philippine Public [...]