Body in trash avalanche recovered; 3 still missing
The body of one of the four workers buried in the trash avalanche at a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal province was discovered under tons of garbage past noon on Wednesday.
The body of one of the four workers buried in the trash avalanche at a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal province was discovered under tons of garbage past noon on Wednesday.
A region endowed with natural resources a stone’s throw away south of the nation’s capital could be Calabarzon’s (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) best draw for foreign and local tourists.
The national police commander immediately knew what he had in his hands when he saw the Calabarzon police report on the killing of 13 alleged criminals at a police checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon province, on Jan. 6: A cover-up.
Sacked Chief Supt. James Melad has admitted he approved the police blockade in Atimonan, Quezon province, where officers under his command and Army soldiers killed 13 alleged criminals on Jan. 6.
The new Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is not losing sleep over the controversies plaguing the 148,000-strong force.
Careful not to comment on the investigation of the Atimonan, Quezon, operation that killed 13 people, the new regional director of the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) police assured the public that he would enforce stricter compliance with proper operational procedures, including the setting up of checkpoints.
A case operation plan (coplan) involves only intelligence activity to build up a case against a target. There is nothing criminal about a coplan, according to Chief Supt. James Melad, the sacked chief of the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) police.
Sacked Calabarzon Police Regional Director James Melad insisted on Wednesday that the Atimonan, Quezon operation that led to the deaths of 13 people, had the blessings of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) headed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa.
Chief Superintendent James Melad, the regional director of the Calabarzon police, accepted on Wednesday the decision of Malacañang to relieve him from his post in the wake of the controversies surrounding the police operations in Atimonan, Quezon and in San Juan, Batangas that led to the deaths of a total of 14 people linked to crimes.
Sacked Calabarzon Police Chief James Melad called on the media to stop commenting on what happened on the January 6 Atimonan, Quezon shooting incident where 13 people were killed and wait for the result of the investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
The Calabarzon regional director of the Philippine National Police, Chief Supt. James Melad, and four other ranking police officials were relieved Tuesday from their posts over the death of a suspected hit man with links to alleged “jueteng” lord Victor “Vic” Siman.
The top police official in southern Luzon on Monday insisted that the police operation in Atimonan town, Quezon province, that led to the killing of 13 alleged criminals on Jan. 6 was legitimate despite an initial finding by police investigators that use of excessive force led to so many deaths.
The Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) police are dismantling at least eight private armed groups operating in the region to prevent politicians from using these groups for the elections next year.
