Police to probe colleagues
The Rizal provincial police have started investigating a former movie director鈥檚 complaint that policemen in Antipolo City failed to act on his complaint against an alleged land-grabber. 鈥淭he regional police office directed us to look into it. But we are still waiting for [Mauro Samonte] to submit a formal affidavit and the other necessary documents,鈥� Senior Superintendent Manuel Prieto, Rizal police director, told the Inquirer. Samonte, 70, earlier reported that a group of men attacked him and his family four times before taking over a portion of his 5,000-square-meter lot on Sumulong Highway. Samonte identified the man who took his property as businessman Jumel Lirazan. The Inquirer tried to get his side of the story but Lirazan refused to be interviewed and told the Inquirer that Samonte鈥檚 claims were all lies.鈥�Ni帽a Calleja
鈥楴o to spoiled meat鈥�
A Manila councilor filed Wednesday a resolution pushing for the stricter implementation of a city ordinance that penalizes the sale or trade of meat unfit for human consumption. 鈥淭his is just a reminder to the city health officer and an effort to protect the people from the illicit trade of 鈥榙ouble-dead鈥� meat,鈥� Councilor DJ Bagatsing told the Inquirer.鈥�Maricris Irene V. Tamolang