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(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Sept. 18, denied President Rodrigo Duterte admitted having a hand in the 2018 ambush of former Daanbantayan, Cebu mayor Vicente Loot, whom he had accused of being involved in the illegal drug trade. In an interview over GMA 7’s Unang Balita, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo described the claim as “silly and ridiculous.” “Hindi niya inamin. Kung papakinggan mo yung salita niya, ang sinabi niya, ‘In-ambush kita.’ But don’t forget that […]
President says more names to follow (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, March 14, bared over 40 names of politicians on his narco-list. Duterte said administrative charges were already filed by the Department of the Interior and Government against the 46 individuals—consisting of 35 mayors, seven vice mayors, one provincial board member and three members of the House of Representatives—today, which meant the accusations against them have been “validated.” Among those Duterte named […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 18, said it was Mar Roxas who ordered former police general Vicente Loot killed. “I did not order the ambush. It was Roxas. Roxas ordered his ambush, not me,” Duterte said in Visayan. On May 18, unidentified men opened fire at Loot and his family who had just arrived in a wharf in Daanbantayan, Cebu, where the former general is mayor. They survived the attack. President Duterte has […]
(Eagle News)– Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot had to be rushed to the hospital on Wednesday, May 30, after a gun that he had left tucked in his pants accidentally discharged. A police report said Loot had come from a vigil of a supporter in Barangay Lanao when the incident took place at 8:40 p.m. The report said Loot sat on the weapon, which discharged a bullet that hit his left leg. The incident took […]
(Eagle News)—Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot, who was named a narco-general by President Rodrigo Duterte, survived a strafing incident on Sunday, May 13. The nanny of his grandchild and his two drivers were however wounded when five men carrying high-powered firearms shot at them at a port in Barangay Maya, Daanbantayan. The mayor and his family, who had just arrived from Malapascua around 7 a.m., were unhurt because they were on a pumpboat at that […]
(Eagle News) — Nakipagkita na si Retired General Vicente Loot kay Philippine Chief Director General Ronald Bato Dela Rosa sa Kampo Crame nitong Hunyo 7, 2016. Ito ay matapos mapasama ang pangalan niya sa mga sangkot diumano sa illegal drug operations. Report mula kay Mar Gabriel:
(Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government said it would conduct a fair probe of the five police generals linked to illegal drug operations by President Duterte. DILG Secretary Mike Sueno said that they have already completed the members of this investigating panel. Sueno also assured the DILG probe would hear the sides of the police generals, two of whom have already retired from the service. The retired Philippine National Police […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Just one week. That’s the time given by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) within which it would finish its investigation of the five generals tagged by President Duterte in the illegal drug operations NAPOLCOM Vice Chair Rogelio Casurao said that after one week, they would know whether to proceed with summary dismissal proceedings for the three active Philippine National Police generals named by the President in his speech during the […]
(Eagle News) — Retired police general and Daanbantayan, Cebu mayor Vicente Loot denied that he was ever involved in illegal drug operations, saying that these allegations were mere black propaganda against him and his wife who had also ran for mayor before. In an interview during the program Agila Balita of Eagle News Service, Mayor Loot said his wife was already rich even before he met her. He said he mostly had administrative jobs as […]
