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UPDATED: Senate issues arrest order vs Faeldon

By Meanne Corvera Eagle  News Service The Senate has issued an arrest order against former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon over his repeated refusal to attend Senate blue ribbon committee hearings into corruption in the Bureau of Customs, and into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped through the bureau via express lanes. Senate Sergeant at Arms Retired General Jose Balajadia confirmed they received the order around 6:30 p.m. yesterday. But Senate blue ribbon committee chair Richard […]

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Senator Trillanes threatens to cite Customs Chief Faeldon in contempt

(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday threatened to cite Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon  in contempt after he refused to answer questions on corruption in the Bureau of Customs. Faeldon said he would not answer the question because “In the past few days, the honorable senator has come up with a lot of accusations already that I am in the middle of the smuggling of shabu in the country.” “It is pointless for me […]

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Customs broker names alleged corrupt Customs officials, employees

Several deny allegations (Eagle News) — A Customs broker named Customs employees and officials he said received grease money from him for every shipment transaction. During the ways and means committee hearing into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May, Mark Taguba named Deputy Commissioner Teddy Raval of the intelligence group; Atty. Philip Maronilla of the Manila International Container Terminal; Teddy Sagaral; a certain Major Gutierrez who passed away last month; Director […]

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Russian army says may have killed IS chief: media

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Russian army on Friday said it had struck a meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria on May 28 and was trying to verify whether the group’s leader had been killed, news agencies said on Friday. In a statement, the army said the attack took place near the IS stronghold of Raqa “which was also attended by IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” the media reported, adding that the military was […]

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Samsung chief arrives at court for hearing on arrest warrant

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee arrived at the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday (January 18), where a judge will decide whether he should be arrested over his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea. The 48-year-old Lee, wearing a dark overcoat and purple necktie, did not answer questions from reporters, who tried to stall him at one point, as he entered the court building. […]

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PAO Chief supports death penalty

QUEZON City, Philippines – Public Attorneys’ Office chief, Atty. Persida Acosta expressed her support for the revival of the death penalty in the Philippines even if it will cause additional burden to the PAO. Acosta assured the public that the PAO will ensure that the innocent are protected and that those who are guilty would be punished.

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