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 [...]

Just jail the jueteng lords

KUWENTO NI JUAN Just jail the jueteng lords By Mang Juan Pinoy Department of Local Government and Interior Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo’s recommendations vs jueteng: 1. Strengthen STL, improve enforcement of PNP’s anti-jueteng operators 2. Provide incentives to Local Government Units (LGUs). 3. Create anti-jueteng groups in communities. 4. Wean people from gambling culture. [...]

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 [...]

The DILG chief and the voluntary incompetence of PNP

KUWENTO NI JUAN The DILG chief and the voluntary incompetence of PNP By Mang Juan Pinoy Sec. Jesse Robredo is definitely clean and credible as a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) head. He is not accountable for the tragic hostage rescue fail of the police. Roberedo should not be a ‘fall guy’ [...]

Palace won’t seek CA confirmation for Robredo,2 others

BALITA KAY JUAN Palace won’t seek CA confirmation for Robredo, 2 others By Vera Files When Malacañang submits to Congress for confirmation its list of Cabinet appointees, Interior and Local Governments Secretary Jesse Robredo, who is under fire for supposedly mishandling the Aug. 23 hostage-taking crisis at the Quirino Grandstand, won’t be on it. A [...]