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The document discusses a recent incident where men stormed a radio station in Iloilo City, Philippines that had been campaigning against illegal drugs. The regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency believes this may provide an opportunity to pursue charges against a suspected drug trafficker. Police have identified some of the men from security footage but have not publicly named them yet.

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The document discusses a recent incident where men stormed a radio station in Iloilo City, Philippines that had been campaigning against illegal drugs. The regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency believes this may provide an opportunity to pursue charges against a suspected drug trafficker. Police have identified some of the men from security footage but have not publicly named them yet.

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“The die is cast. I have already crossed the Rubicon.”

Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte make the statesment on Monday as he confirmed
reports over the week end that he have changed his mined and would runs for
President in next year’s elections.

Yes, I am running, he told reporters in San Juan City (metro manila). ““But the formal
declaration will be made by the PDP.”

The tuogh-talking mayor was referreng to Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng


Bayan or PDP-Laban, the over thirty-year-old political party that has been pushing
him to gun for the presidency.

PDP-Laban traces its roots to davao city and cagayan de oro city and was organized in
the early 1980s primarily to gulvanized anti-Marcos forces in the region. Duterte is a
member of the party.

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd, president of the PDP-Laban, said he spoken with
Duterte last Saturday and the mayor told him she is now decinclined to run in 2016.

“This is the ac

cumulation of his [Duterte] frustrations or concerns due to complaints given to him


like tanim-bala [bullet-planting], citizenship and others. Maybe he’s had enough,”
Pimentel added.
ODICTA IN PDEA WATCH LIST

Ledesma sees ‘break’ in Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo incident

November 24, 2015

LEDESMA

LEDESMA

BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA

ILOILO City – Last week’s storming of Carlos Uy Building in Mandurriao district


where DyOK Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo was based may be the break that the Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has been looking for in the war against drug
trafficking.

The “Odicta group” is in the watch list of suspected illegal drug personalities,
according Regional Director Paul Ledesma.

In a press conference yesterday, Ledesma said he believed that the attempt of a group
of men to barge into Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo was related to the radio station’s crusade
against illegal drugs.

“I don’t think we should even beat around the bush,” said Ledesma, adding that
PDEA’s partnership with the radio station in the campaign against illegal drugs has
been “commendable.”

The intelligence section chief of the Iloilo City Police Office, Senior Inspector Donnel
Regis, identified one of the men in the security camera recordings of Aksyon Radyo-
Iloilo as businessman Melvin “Boyet” Odicta.

But even if Odicta is in the PDEA watch list, Ledesma admitted that filing charges
against him is another matter.
They have not seen him personally selling or doing business with illegal drugs, said
Ledesma. He described such scenario as “near impossible.”

It was reported by this paper yesterday that Odicta had been sentenced to life
imprisonment for violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act (Republic Act 6425) and that
the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment (G.R. No. 93708) on May 15, 1991.

It is not known whether Odicta had obtained presidential pardon leading to his release
from jail; or he had been unlawfully spirited out. The Regional Trial Court here
vowed to dig into their archives.

Ledesma urged Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo to make use of its security camera recordings to
pursue charges against the men who stormed Carlos Uy Building.

“This may be a predicate crime that we all have been waiting for,” he said, adding that
Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo must identify the men in its security camera recordings.

“Let us put this into writing. Let us sign it. Let us give it to the police. Bantayan ta
kun ano ang obrahon sang police,” said Ledesma.

Another personality in the recordings identified by Councilor Plaridel Nava was


Councilman Jesus “Jing-jing” Espinosa Jr. of Barangay Monica, City Proper.

“Kagawad Jing, for whatever reason why he was there, it is for him to explain because
the way we understand it, there was a social gathering where they came from,” said
Ledesma.

Senior Superintendent Khasmir Disomangcop, city police director, said yesterday they
have identified some of the men in the security camera recordings but declined to give
details.

“Siguro pag na-file ang kaso, didto ko na ma-reveal ang identities,” said
Disomangcop.

Meanwhile, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he requested the national and regional
offices of the National Bureau of Investigation and Philippine National Police to
conduct in-depth investigations on the following:

* shooting incidents involving loose firearms

* alleged presence of armed groups


* illegal drug trade.

In his letter, Mabilog stated, “I strongly condemn such act of disregarding the rule of
law in the city. I denounce any act to undermine the freedom of the press or threaten
such freedom in any way.”

“I made my intention clear that I want the identification and neutralization of any
groups involved in illegal activities in the city. The city leadership is committed to
support and provide necessary resources to achieve this purpose the soonest time
possible,” said Mabilog./PN

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