Caloocan transport leader shot dead
A jeepney group leader in Caloocan City was shot dead by three unknown assailants in Malabon City on Friday. Jerry Adolfo, 52, was chair of the Sangandaan-Panghulo-Polo Jeepney Operators and Driversâ Association (SPPJODA). He stopped briefly while driving his jeepney along M.H. Del Pilar Street when he was shot in the head by a gunman while two other suspects served as lookouts. The victim was the fifth SPPJODA leader to be shot dead, said Jerryâs brother, Tony.âKRIXIA SUBINGSUBING
Transport groups eye 4th strike
Militant transport group Piston will again be mounting another strike against the governmentâs jeepney modernization program. George San Mateo, Pistonâs national president, said they would continue to oppose the modernization program until the government draws up a âsocially justâ plan for jeepney drivers. He said tomorrowâs strike would cover Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal. San Mateo lamented that the government banks had only set aside around P3 billion for the credit facility component of the modernization program, but that was only good for around 2,000 drivers.âJOVIC YEE
Bid to postpone polls anew just âfalse hopeâ
BACOLOD CITYâBills passed by the House of Representatives postponing the May 14 village and youth council elections were only giving holdover officials âfalse hopesâ because the Senate would not agree to a third postponement of the elections, Sen. Cynthia Villar said. Even if the House passed several bills before the congressional break, Villar reiterated âthe country has a bicameral legislative systemâ and both chambers should agree on a new law, Sen. Risa Hontiveros shared Villarâs view. âWe are still a bicameral legislature,â she said. âThe last time I looked, the Senate has not been abolished,â Hontiveros added.âCARLA P. GOMEZ
DILG urges more women to run for village posts
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged women to step up to the challenge of leadership and seek an elective position in the coming barangay elections. DILG officer in charge Eduardo Año lamented there was usually only one woman in five candidates for barangay positions. âThis is the time for change and I believe that women can contribute much to achieve real change,â Año said.âJEANNETE I. ANDRADE
DND tells âlumadâ: No need to worry about terror tag
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assured tribal folk, called âlumad,â of government protection as long as they do not join the New Peopleâs Army (NPA). Lorenzana said lumad should not be concerned if the court declared the Communist Party of the Philippines and NPA, its military arm, as terrorist groups because lumad communities would not be targeted. âThat is not true at all,â said Lorenzana. âIt will only apply to their leaders, regular fighters and supporters.ââJEANETTE I. ANDRADE
Lawmakers say Du30 push to steer BBL through Congress
TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTEâLawmakers holding public consultations for the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) expressed optimism that President Duterteâs support would help steer the proposed measure through Congress. Tawi-Tawi Rep. Ruby Sahali, chair of the House peace, reconciliation and unity committee, said legislators had wrapped up BBL consultations in the Lanao provinces on Friday. She said the President wanted the proposed measure passed in time for his state of the nation address in July.âJIGGER JERUSALEM
Deadly Friday in QC: 4 dead in separate gun attacks
Four people were killed in separate gun attacks in Quezon City that also left two people wounded, including a 3-year-old boy, on Friday night. In the village of Commonwealth, two men and a woman were shot dead in a house. Some four hours later, an alleged intruder was killed in a clash with police inside a hospital compound in Project 4.âJHESSET O. ENANO
Aguirre: Prosecutors should also help gather evidence
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II backed proposals pending in Congress allowing public prosecutors to help policemen investigate and gather evidence in a crime.âDONA Z. PAZZIBUGAN