Seven more mayors in Lanao del Sur have decided to file a plunder complaint against the manager of the Lanao del Sur Electric Coop. (Lasureco) and two government officials in the Office of the Ombudsman as the electric utility’s debt to its power suppliers ballooned to over P8 billion.
Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday called on the public to follow the rule of law and hold the administration accountable, especially in ensuring that government funds are properly spent.
It has been seven years since Edita Burgos’ son, farmer-activist Jonas Burgos, was abducted in Quezon City, and despite losing hope that she will find justice under the Aquino administration, she continues to draw strength from family and friends.
Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903) has been reduced by textbook history into two simplistic titles: “Sublime Paralytic” and “Brains of the Revolution.”
The head of the Senate’s justice committee plans to study the Supreme Court’s Judiciary Development Fund to check how much discretion it affords officials and how it was used in the past.
