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Court convicts man for killing, eating Philippine Eagle ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje hailed the ruling of the lower court convicting and imposing penalty on a resident of Barangay Impasugong, Bukidnon for killing and cooking a juvenile Philippine Eagle. T h e R e g i ona l Tr i a l Court (RTC) of Malaybalay in Bukidnon recently imposed a penalty amounting
to P100,000 on a certain Bryan Bala-on after finding him guilty of killing and cooking a young male Philippine Eagle. “This would serve as a lesson and warning to other would-be violators of the law on wildlife resources conservation and protection,” Paje said. He said that under Republic Act No. 9147, also called Wildlife Conserva-
tion and Protection Act, the killing of a critically endangered species is punishable by imprisonment of between six and 12 years or a fine of between P100,000 to P1 million. The government is exerting effort focused at preserving of what is left of the critically endangered species whose number is fast dwindling to only 300 pairs left scattered over the
country, particularly in the forests in Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao. In an effort to raise national awareness of preserving the remnants of the Philippine Eagle, Presidential Proclamation No. 79 was issued on February 24, 1999, declaring June 4–10 of that and ever y year thereafter Philippine Eagle Week. “This will always instill
in the minds and hearts of the Filipino people the significance of the Philippine Eagle as a biological indicator of the forest ecosystems and as national symbol,” Paje said. He said the dwindling number of Philippine Eagles in the country reflects the state of the country’s dwindling forests. He added: “That’s why we also have to seriously
look at investing at enforcing laws to keep the existing forests intact and to rehabilitate damaged environments.” He also reminded everyone not to hurt or kill any Philippine Eagle, and if they can catch one that is wounded or ailing Philippine Eagle, they should bring it immediately to the nearest DENR office. www.gov.ph
REVILLA CASTS THE 16TH VOTE
Senate fired Corona: 20-3 By CRIS DIAZ Associate Editor
T H E S E N AT E , seating as an impeachment court, yesterday convicted Chief Justice Renato Corona, 20-3 votes, for culpable violation of the provision of the Constitution under Article II and for non-disclosure of his true assets, liabilities and net worth. Chief Justice Renato Corona was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines to be impeached and subsequently convicted. A vote of 16 either conviction or acquittal was enough to decide the fate of the respondent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court since there were 23 members of the Senate impeachment court excluding impeachment President Juan Ponce Enrile.
CORONA Impeachment head Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile formally terminated the impeachment court and adjourned the trial at about 6:15 p.m. after more than four hours when the court officially started past 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of the Senatormember of the court casted and explained their votes before the impeachment court. Almost all who voted for the conviction accused the respondent CJ with betrayal of public trust. Senator Edgardo Angara led the judgment proceedings as the first to cast his vote of conviction followed by Allan Peter Cayetano who also voted for conviction.
‘Members of the highest tribunal, especially the Chief Justice, should not be tainted with an iota of suspicion,’ Senator Serge Osmena said when he voted for conviction. The senators who voted to convict the CJ almost shared the same argument when they explained about CJ’s undeclared US$ 2.4 million foreign account. However, it was the 16th vote of conviction rendered by Senator Bong Revilla that sealed the fate of respondent Chief Justice Renato Corona to get a guilty verdict. Senator Meriam Defensor Santiago who voted for the acquittal said the an omission in the declaration of the State, Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) does not constitute an impeachable offense. She said that high government officials and even members of the Senate are not actually disclosing their true net worth. Senator Joker Arroyo called the impeachment trial as politically motivated and voted for the acquittal of Corona. SENATE/PAGE 7
A government soldier talks to curious children who are asking him about his rifle in Pagadian City in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Sur. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
Van passengers lose P12T to robbers in Bayugan City By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga with JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent
BUTUAN City––Two men held up a public utility van and divested five passengers of P12,000 in cash in Barangay Mabuhay, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur over
the weekend. Police identified the victims as Abegail Robin, 25, Agripino Robin, 44, Jocelyn Lagidong, 26, Romel Clamucha, 22, and Joan
Fabia, 23. Police investigation showed that the van, driven by Elegio Fuentes, 26, was heading here when the two men boarded the vehicle in Barangay Poblacion, Bayugan City. As the ROBBERS/PAGE 7
WEATHER UPDATE AS of 2 p.m. yesterday, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 740 km East of Northern Mindanao (10.0°N, 133.0°E). Visayas, Eastern Mindanao and eastern section of Southern Luzon will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds blowing from the northeast to north will prevail over Luzon and coming from the northwest to west over Visayas and Mindanao. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate. SOURCE : PAGASA
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