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Fake land titles jeopardize Iligan City water project By JHO PANTOJA
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LIGAN CITY – A P495-million water development project of this city is danger of jeopardy and may be undertaken in a snail-pace.
IThis after it was learned that the titles of the lands used for the said project are questionable and allegedly fake. The lands are owned by Brigido and Pura Licayan and others. However, the one who signed the agreement using the lands for the water project’s piping was another person in the name of Anthony Bryan Sy. Sy, according to an initial probe has submitted fake land titles to the city government showing his spurious ownership of the questioned lands.
On June 18, 2007, a written protest was filed by Pura V. Licayan and Brigido V. Licayan against Free Patent No. 103504-05 234 and 103504-05-235 which were in the name of Anthony Bryan Sy, covering Lot Nos. 4696-E and 4696-D, of CSd12-008976. The protest was duly indorsed by CENRO Mamacaya M. Lucman for investigation. The investigation that followed was conducted by Forester Sacaruddin Magarang of the Provincial Environment and Natural FAKE/PAGE 7 POTENT FORCE. A group of senior citizens who called themselves the Wednesday Club graced the last and final State of the Province Address of Gov. Oscar S. Moreno last week at the Provincial Capitol grounds cheering excitedly when the Governor announced his decision to seek the mayoralty post in Cagayan de Oro in the 2013 elections.
Corruption at PCSO bared By ALLAN M.MEDIANTE
The Iligan City Water Dev’t Project
Fire kills 2-year-old boy By BEN D. ARCHE
DIGOS City – A two-andhalf-year old boy was burned to death when a fire engulfed their house in Sitio Power, Barangay Tres de Mayo this city the other day. Police identified the victim as John Rey Torres. The victim’s mother, Nora Torres, 24 left her two sons for just a while to fetch water some 80 meters away
from their house. Although shaken by too much fear, the mother was still able to save her nineyear old son who was in deep sleep on a crib but failed to rescue the other boy. Nearby residents brought the charred body of the victim to the hospital where the attending physician pronounced the boy dead.. FIRE/PAGE 7
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is a hotbed of corruption. The condemnation was hurled at the Sweepstakes office after a study by lawmakers showed anomalies in the management of funds at the said office. Und e r R A 1 1 6 9 a s amended by BP 42, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is mandated as the principal government agency for raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services and charities of national character…, and shall have the authority … to engage in health and welfare-related investments, programs, projects…"
Insiders of said office relayed information and evidence relayed to Bayan Muna which showed that the previous PCSO administration was dismally and anomalously not faithful to its charter, violated COA rules, and could be charged with violation under the Anti-graft laws. An investigation conducted by Bayan Muna party-list, also showed that huge amounts that should have gone to the charity fund were diverted to perks, anomalous transactions and overpriced contracts in the guise of operating expenses depriving poor beneficiaries of the assistance that the PCSO is mandated to provide, according to Rep. Nilo Colmenares in his PCSO/PAGE 7