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There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

PNoy Believes Purisima Lied to Him During Mamasapano Operations

By XIANNE ARCANGEL, GMA News

President Benigno Aquino III felt he had been lied to by then-suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director-General Alan Purisima during the police operation to arrest two high-value terrorists in what is believed to be Moro Islamic Liberation Front territory in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan. 25.
 
Two lawmakers who were present at the meeting Aquino held Monday in Malacañang confirmed the President believed he was told lies when he received inaccurate information from Purisima that help was on the way for the beleaguered SAF troopers trapped in a gunfight with Moro rebels in Mamasapano.
 
In an interview over dZBB Tuesday, House Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora recalled Aquino was asked by a lawmaker who used to be in the uniformed services if he felt he had been misled by the information he received regarding “Oplan Exodus,” the police operation to arrest Malaysian bomb making expert Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan and Filipino terrorist Abdul Basit Usman. 
 
“Ang sagot ng Pangulo, tingin ko hindi lang [ako] na-misled. I had been told lies,” Zamora recalled Aquino as saying.
 
“I still remember the word [the President used]: ‘I had been lied to,’” the lawmaker added.
 
'They were lies'

Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop said he was the lawmaker who asked Aquino if he felt he had been misled by the information Purisima relayed to him regarding “Oplan Exodus.”
 
“I asked him: Do you think you were fed inaccurate information regarding this police operation? The President was candid enough to respond: I think they were lies,” Acop, a former police director, said.
 
In a transcript of text messages that he read before a Senate inquiry Monday, it was revealed that Purisima had told Aquino the military was already providing mechanized and artillery support even though they have not yet been deployed at that time. 
 
Purisima was already suspended as PNP chief when the SAF commandos carried out the operation to nab Marwan and Usman. According to Zamora, Purisima updated Aquino about the “Oplan Exodus” from Nueva Ecija. 
 
Aquino met with House leaders and select lawmakers later that day to explain how much he knew about the SAF operation in Mamasapano. Aquino recollection of his actions that day was accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation containing the text messages he received from Purisima.
 
Aquino is commander-in-chief
 
While Aquino did not specifically mention Purisima as the person who lied to him, Acop believes the President could have only been talking about him since the text messages the lawmakers saw came from the now-resigned PNP chief.
 
Zamora, for his part, said: “Hindi niya (Aquino) sinabing sinungaling si Purisima, but he felt he deserves to be told the truth.”
 
Acop said Aquino deserved to know the whole truth about the Mamasapano operation because he is the police and military’s Commander in Chief.
 
“The President should have been given all the true information regarding the operation, kasi if the information given to him were not true or relevant, he couldn’t make a good decision,” he said.
 
Acop said it was clear from the President’s presentation to them that he gave specific instructions to Purisima to inform PNP officer in charge Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina and Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas about “Oplan Exodus,” and to then- SAF director Getulio Napeñas to coordinate with the AFP but these were not followed.
 
“The burden of the operational lapse on communication on the ground now falls on Purisima and Napeñas since they had failed to coordinate and even when the President specifically instructed them to,” he said. 

—NB, GMA News

Right-of-way Issues Hamper Davao City's Road Projects for Tourist Sites

By Carmelito Q. FranciscoCorrespondent, BusinessWorld Online


DAVAO CITY -- Expropriation proceedings are now under way in some parts of Davao Region to resolve right-of-way issues that have been hampering several road projects leading to tourist destinations.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Director Mariano R. Alquiza said some segments of the DPWH’s tourism infrastructure program, covering 15 projects with an allocated budget of P1.19 billion last year, could not be implemented due to the refusal of some land owners to accept the government’s offer for their property.


As of end-January 2015, overall construction work under the 2014 Department of Tourism (DoT)-DPWH Convergence Program was about 80% complete, Mr. Alquiza said.



The DPWH official declined to identify which projects are now under litigation through expropriation cases filed by the local government units concerned.



Most of the projects are secondary road networks that provide access to previously hard-to-reach tourism spots. The DPWH program list includes the following:



• Davao City -- Davao-Cotabato road leading to Eden Nature’s Park, Lacson-Megkawayan road leading to Megkawayan Park, Barrio Obrero roads leading to People’s Park;



• Davao del Norte -- Western and eastern sides of the circumferential road in the Island Garden City of Samal, coastal road from Panabo City to La Paz, Carmen leading to Mariculture Park, Baywalk, Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Mangrove Sanctuary;



• Davao Oriental -- La Union-Mt. Hamiguitan road leading to Mt. Hamiguitan



• Davao del Sur -- Road leading to Megkawayan Peak, and Kapatagan road leading to Mt. Apo Camp Sabros, Mt. Apo Highland Resort, and Tadaya Falls.



The DoT-DPWH program was established to facilitate a more efficient and coordinated effort between the two agencies for developing access to tourism destinations as identified in the National Tourism Development Plan.



2015 BUDGET
This year, the DPWH Region 11’s budget for tourism-related roads has been almost doubled to P2.2 billion with 30 projects lined up.



Davao del Norte is getting the biggest chunk at about P810 million; Davao City, P456 million; Compostela Valley, P330 million; Davao del Sur, P274 million; and Davao Oriental, P153 million.



Christine T. Dompor, tourism officer of Compostela Valley, said this is the first time that the province is getting road projects specifically supporting the local tourism industry and the provincial government is optimistic that there will be continuing infrastructure initiatives to help them attract more visitors.



Tourism Assistant Secretary Arturo P. Boncato, Jr. earlier said these proposed roads “are essential components and are needed infrastructure facilities in promoting the tourist spots of each province.”