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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte was caught on camera punching a sheriff of the Davao Regional Trial Court Branch 15 who was serving a demolition order on Friday.
Duterte said she had asked court sheriff Abe Andres to wait for 2 hours before serving a demolition order that would destroy shanties of 500 families in Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Suliman, Agdao.
She said Andres ignored the order, causing tension to break out in the area.
Footage taken by ABS-CBN Davao showed Duterte gesturing to Andres to come closer before punching him repeatedly in the face.
Two men were also seen holding on to Andres while Duterte held on to his collar and talked to him.
In an interview, Andres said Duterte’s attack left him with contusions above his eye.
“Merong contusions kaunti sa ibabaw ng aking mata pero ok naman ho. May reseta,” he told ABS-CBN News Channel.
The sheriff said he did not expect to be attacked by the mayor since he was only doing his job.
He added that a lawyer approached him at the hospital and said the mayor was offering her apology.
“Hindi ko alam kung galing yun sa kanya. Kung ano naman hindi naman namin sabihing ok na lang din pero yung sorry na yun kung hindi galing sa kanya wala akong magagawa,” he said.
Andres said he will report the matter to his superiors as well as the Sheriffs Confederation of the Philippines before taking any action.
‘I did not beat him up‘
In a separate interview, Duterte said she asked Andres to wait for her to prevent a riot from happening.
“I was asking him for 2 hours because we were already preparing for the demolition yesterday. I sat down with the people in the area and I asked our city housing to sit down with the owner of the property. Everything was supposed to go smooth sailing but what happened was I asked him to wait for me and give me 2 hours because I am still in the relief operations and he said he will not comply and proceed with the demolition. So when I arrived, the riot was starting already and one police was hurt already. Medyo mainit na talaga yung ulo ko, mam,” she told ANC’s On the Scene.
Asked if her foul mood justified her beating up Andres, the mayor said: “I did not beat him up…I am prepared to stand by what I am saying, that I am asking him for humanitarian reason to wait for me since we were already planning for this so that no riot will happen and the demolition will be executed peacefully.”
The mayor said it was she who ordered that Andres be given medical treatment at the Southern Philippines Medical Center. She said Andres refused to be admitted and left the hospital.
“I was the one who sent him to the hospital. I think that’s sorry enough. I also told the doctor to admit him to the hospital but he refused,” she said.
Bravo Mayor Duterte!
“I shot the sheriff, but I didn’t shoot the deputy” Bob Marley
You call that a punch?
Hanep talaga ang mga Duterte sa Davao. Dapat kinurot nalang ni Sara di pa siya mapapahiya. Pati ang security niya ay halos binatan rin ang sheriff. Nakakahiya ang inasal nitong Mayor ng Davao City.
‘I did not beat him up‘ — konti lang
Di nga naman.. Kung walang tao ay patay na itong sheriff.
Siga itong babaeng mayor. Yung nagrarambulang mga pulis at taumbayan, pinagmumura at pinagsisigawan, tameme ang lahat. Kesehodang may baril, pana, bote, at batong nagliliparan, nung gumitna si Sara, natigil lahat. Yung mga sisiga-siga, pina-squat sa kalsada.
Yung unang sapak pa lang sa sheriff, tostadong kasoy agad yung talukap ng mata niya.
Freddie Roach, did you watch this?
Sara Vs. Miriam…that would be sell out…
Well, you may judge folks…nasaan ang delicadeza o pagiging halal ng bayan kung ganito ugali-asal ng isang halal ng taong bayan?
Paano maipapatupad ng maayos ang isang batas or ordinansa kung laging makikialam o manghihimasok ang sinumang lingkod-bayan?
Dagok ito sa ating hudikatura…imagine, buong mundo ang nakapanood nitong Duterte con Sherif sarsuela! Ang tapang naman ni Mayor…21st century na ngayon? Paanong magkakaroon ng disiplina ang mga professional squatters kung laging makikialam ang taong gubyero…dapat ipatupad ang batas once and for all!
what is 2 hours extention if the result will become a peaceful demolition?yong order seguro ang nakalagay petsa lang at walang oras kung anong oras magsisimula at dapat matapos.bobo yong nag serve ng order…
kung ako yong meyor doon,dahil medyo mahilig ako mag karate,may kasama pang sipa sa balls niya.
A barbaric way to run a government in the 21st Century.
Tsk. tsk tsk.
#9 Ptria adorada
Tama ka sa sinabi mo, ano ba naman ang 2 hours na hinihingi? pero tama din ba na gawin mo ang pambubogbog sa sa harap ng marami mong kababayan sa taong ginagawa lang naman ang kanyang tungkulin? mali si Mayor at mali naman din ang sheriff…
Sue the mayor!
Sa karamihan sa atin, hindi oobra ang pakiusapan lang. Mayroon naman sigurong rason kung bakit nagalit ng husto si Mayor. Gusto ko yan, matapang! It looks like she is a hands on Mayor.
wow, hindi ako maka-paniwala na marami ang sang-ayon sa ginawa ng alkalde at ayos lang ang marahas na pamamaraan. ganyan na ba ang pag-uugali ng mga pinoy? iyan ba ang asal na mapupulot ng mga batang pinoy? tsk, tsk.
Perhaps may legit reason si Mayor, pero this is just giving more ammunition for abuse for other elected officials if people support this kind of crap. Remember the government official na dala ang mga bodyguards na lumusob sa isang radio station upang sapakin ang radio commentator?
Kung gusto nila manakit ng tao, dapat walang bodyguards, assassins at baril, mano-mano lang ang laban dapat.
dinah,
yung taga labas lang naman ng Davao ang hindi sang ayon, tanungin mo ang mga taga run mahal na mahal nila si “Inday Sara” nila.
nung tinanong nga si Roddy Duterte kung nakausap na daw niya yung anak niya tungkol sa nangyari, hindi pa muna daw baka pati siya masuntok din 🙂
kahit walang bodyguards yang si Inday Sara walang gagalaw diyan kung sa Davao lang, mga taga Manila lang naman ang nanggagalaiti, of course tuwang tuwa naman si Nognograles.
ano kaya kung si Mikee Arroyo gumawa nang ganun?
kahit ano pang palusot, ang isang tao, lalo na ang may katungkulan ay walang karapatang manakit ng kapwa.
ang mga pinoy, madasalin, maka-diyos, pero sa pananapak at pang gugulpe, magaan ang kamay.
ang mga alkalde kasi, katulad ni duarte, binay, at iba pa ay kailangan ang boto ng mga eskwater. kaya mahal na mahal nila ang mga eskwater.
jug, yan ang mali sa pinoy. mahal ninyo si inday sara kaya kahit mali ang ginawa, ayos lang. si marcos din, mahal na mahal sa ilocos. jug, rule of law should be followed. kaya hindi na aasenso ang pinas.
jug, payag ka ba na maging diktador ng davao ang mga duterte? above the law na ba ang mga duterte?
dutertes – mini ampatuans?
dinah,
I travel to Davao frequently, hindi lang iskuwater may gusto sa mga Duterte, mga negosyante, taxi driver, etc.
Sara just came from a very stressful situation with the recent flashflood, helping out the victims personally, she asked the sheriff to delay demolition for just 2 hours so she can handle the relocation, the sheriff (baka nalagyan na rin) still went on with it, them all hell broke lose, the police and villagers clashed, one policeman got hit by an indian pana, it could’ve been worst. Sara barged through the melee without regard for her personal safety and diffused the situation. You didn’t see the “after” the video, yun lang kasi gusto ng media, where she berated the policemen and villagers for what they did – tameme lahat. She also facilitated the relocation of the squatters after that. Of course the punching of the sheriff was overboard, she will have to take the consequences but you will never see a more dedicated, passionate, hands on, mayor anywhere else, her heart is in the right place but she has to learn to control her temper though. I’d hate to be in her husband’s shoes. 🙂
Aasenso ang Pilipinas kung lahat ng mayor parehas kina Duterte for sure I tell you. Sara doesn’t go about punching everybody on a daily basis, her propensity to do good is infinitely more than her worst side. Then again, its really unfortunate she lost it in public but it happens to the best of us most especially “us” passionate, hot-blooded Mindanaoans (I was born in Gen San by the way).
jug, eh bakit kailangan pang dumating sa demolition ang situwasyon? kung mahusay siya a t mahal ng lahat, bakit walang sulusyon sa squatters in the first place? (from Thesaurus: unlawful resident, unlawful tenant). hindi kaya grand standing lang ito?
dinah,
her hands were full at the time with the flashflood issue, thats why she asked for 2 hours, she had to handle to relocation personally because the squatters will resist as in everywhere else, there was a schedule but the flashflood was not in the equation.
matigas ang ulo ng mga taga mindanao, normally tahimik pero ibang klase pag nagalit, the area “Agdao” used to be called the “killing fields” of Davao some time ago and Davao used to be the scariest place to be in, my uncle got gunned down there in front of their house by NPAs, its a whole new different place now with the Dutertes I tell you.
Of course I don’t condone her action but knowing something about the place and the incumbents I understand, but we have laws, as I said she will have to face the consequence but sayang…
Duterte, who has been dubbed “The Punisher” by Time magazine,[3] has been criticized by human rights groups and by Amnesty International for tolerating extrajudicial killings of alleged criminals allegedly by the Davao death squads.[3][4][5][6] Duterte has always denied any direct involvement in these frequent killings.[7]
DAVAO DEATH SQUAD – kaya pala tameme lahat.
dinah,
you have to live in Davao to understand… Time Magazine can only feature an article, but its far from reality.
jug, of course, TIME is just a magazine and Amnesty International is just….whatever.
martial law in the philippines is just an imagination i suppose.
Whatever the reason behind mayor Duterte behavior, assaulting an individual is a Criminal Offense, no excuse or reason enough to justify it. But then again, one can Always come up with “justifications” after the deed was done or think of one and ended up smelling like roses instead. Now if some could get away with murder, what is few punches thrown in Anger to rally the masses?
I don’t think Time Magazine is an authority in the Philippines, an article cannot encompass the whole nature of Davao also.
You should have lived in Davao before the Dutertes, then you’ll understand. But I also do not agree with what Sara did, we have laws, she will have to face the consequence.
a few puches there to rally the masses (illegally occupying a property), a few extra-judicial killings there, a few pesos kickback here, isang libo padulas doon….life goes on in the philippines – ang bayan ng mga maka-diyos the only christian country in asia….
vic,
she was there to diffuse a violent situation, the police and villages were about to kill each other, unlike the manila squatters, mindanao people will kill, really.
the Time Magazine article was written during the time Nognograles (Gloira’s tuta) was lusting for Davao.
Sabihin na natin ok si Mayor Duterte sa Davao. Ang concern ko lang po ay mga ibang government officials na walang integridad. Kung ok pala sa taongbayan eh di magpasapak nalang tayo sa kanila. Napaka-unproffessional pa rin tingnan kahit pagbalik-baliktarin mo bilang isang leader ng bayan. 🙂
ipaglaban mo,
tanong ko nga, kung si Mikee Arroyo kaya yung nanapak dito sa Manila? baka kahit may bodyguards pa nilamok na ng mga tao yun?
buti naman at halatang ang taas na ng ating “standards” para sa mga lider natin ngayon! Pilipinas ang galling!
Jug, been to Davao city during and before the Duterte’s (that was where my late bro was working for the DAR) and my Nephew and wife work for the City Governmemt and are very close friends of Inday Sara. We talk about the ongoings in that city and some. The Dutertes come and go, Davao city stays and their legacy of keeping Davao temporarily peaceful and safe is just as temporary as their stay in power. and the bubble will burst. my concern, my late bro grandchildren just started kinder and more coming, but as I always reminded myself, we had seen the worst of time ourselves.
Jug agree ako sa iyo. We have to know the real reason for punching that Sheriff.Kung mahal siya ng mga tao, I guess she should be doing something right and if punching someone will cause her to lose her job, ang mga taong nagmamahal mismo sa kanya ang makakalaban ng gobierno.
Folks, still the old system but it works in some parts of the Philippines. We need local leaders with “balls” kundi kakayakayanin ka lang. I guess that Sheriff got a dose of his own medicine.
vic,
same here, as I said my uncle got gunned down by unknown men (alleged NPAs) in front of their house, he had to beg them not to do it in front of his wife and two daughters, they obliged and dragged him outside.
i also fear that after the dutertes davao will go back to its old self, but i’m hoping for the best. its home to one of the industries we can be proud of, banana exports, whats going to happen to the plantations when nobody has a strong hold on peace and order there?
the place where it happened “Agdao” was famous for being the killing fields remember?
THE massive indignation rally organized by the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Davao City on July 1 to denounce extrajudicial killings is not targeting the Dutertes.
CHR-Davao Director Alberto Sipaco dismissed perceptions that Mayor Sara Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte are being singled out by the planned protest against rampant summary executions in the city.
Summary executions are also prevalent in the nearby cities of Digos and Tagum, among other areas.
Sipaco said indignation rally is not targeting any sector or individual, but would point out the fact of summary killings in this city that should be the concern of every sector.
“There is no finger pointing here,” Sipaco said.
Sipaco earlier said the indignation rally would be participated by various sectors, including cause-oriented groups, the Church, police and military, and the public.
In a separate interview on Sunday, Mayor Duterte said she was questioning why the CHR is spearheading the indignation rally.
“Is it a function of the CHR?” Mayor Duterte asked.
The CHR is a constitutional body tasked to investigate human rights violations.
Human Rights group in the city said more than a thousand criminal suspect have been killed by the shadowy, 45 cal.-bearing gunmen said to belong to the Davao Death Squad (DDS) since 1996 in Davao City during the term of former mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Police report said 52 people have been killed in the same fashion of the DDS killings since January this year with Mayor Sara Duterte sitting as mayor.
Cause-oriented groups in the city claim the DDS is a state-backed killing machine unleashed by local police and officials against petty criminals.
Several of the DDS victims were minors.
Two years ago, the CHR Manila conducted a probe on the summary executions, which tried to link then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the shadowy gunmen.
Then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte denied any link to the killings and that the CHR was trying to pin him down based on his public warnings that criminals in the city would be killed. The CHR has yet to release the results of the investigation.
Earlier, Sipaco said investigations on the summary killings by the CHR regional office have gone nowhere because not a single witness has come forward to testify against the killers.
The indignation rally, he said, would hope to embolden witnesses to come out in the open and for police and other law enforcement agencies to be serious in their task of sending the killers to jail.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on June 24, 2011.
Sara got balls!
“Footage taken by ABS-CBN Davao showed Duterte gesturing to Andres to come closer before punching him repeatedly in the face.”
Pinalapit si sheriff para lang sapakin, hahahaha!
Natatawa ako pero hindi ako agree sa pang photo/video ops na solution ni mayor na ginawa sa harap ng publiko. Sana niyaya niya ang sheriff sa tagong lugar saka binanatan. 🙂
Yeah magagawa niya dahil may bodyguard siya kaya matapang. Hawak nila ang Davao pero pag dating sa ibang lugar ay tignan natin kung magagawa niya ang ginawa niyang katarantaduhan. Lalo na kung wala siyang alalay sa ibang lugar. Kahit balidtarin mo ay mali pa rin ang ginawa niya. Iyun mga sang ayon d2 ay kung ang kamag anak ninyo kaya ang nasapak ni Sara ano kaya ang sasabihin ninyo. Dapat ay patawan ng suspension iyan at bigyan ng aral. Matapang lang kapag may naka paligid na alalay.
Tignan ko nga kung kayang hamunin ni Miriam Santiago ito ng suntukan.
Naalala ko tuloy yung pelikulang “Demolition Man”
Sabi nung isang negro dun sa pulis “we are dealing with an old fashion criminal, we need an old fashion cop.”
Futuristic movie yun eh.
while most of us are “pussies” this woman has the balls to live in dangerous turf, let us pussies do what we do best – talk tough behind the pc in a dark corner somewhere. 🙂
Yeah magagawa niya dahil may bodyguard siya kaya matapang. Hawak nila ang Davao pero pag dating sa ibang lugar ay tignan natin kung magagawa niya ang ginawa niyang katarantaduhan.
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pahawakan mo sa kanila ibang lugar at maraming gustong tumira dito.
Re #41. mayor Sara Duterte was not dealing with a criminal, old or new fashion. She was dealing with a sheriff, a person who was only enforcing the law.
becky,
you should read up on your machiavelli, she had to show some ruthlessness. so you prefer the other option then, to allow the villagers and police to kill each other, it was better that the sheriff got her mosquito bites rather than perish in the retaliation of the villagers later, situation diffused, appreciate the territory its not disneyland.
What transpired that day was tasteless and classless. I like the Duterte’s and for what the family have done for Davao but that incident of hitting a sheriff is just outright wrong. She should be held accountable and be liable for that, but again who will take over….. her dad… so it is not that bad after all. I will take Duterte over Nograles anytime.
A leader has to maintain composure and poise no matter how much of an a-hole that person is. That’s all I’m trying to say, you should lead by example. As a mayor, that’s part of being a public service. Obviously, she might be a real good mayor, there’s this only one thing I don’t agree with her.
If you don’t agree with me on that? Well, tough sh*t… 🙂
@47juggernut,iyan ang pinakatamang paliwanag,naunahan mo lang ako,hehehhe
Tanong ko lang, nsaan ang magaling niyang ama na vice mayor? Baka naman kasi busy sila pareho sa pangangampaya sa mga nabaha. If they have enforced environmental laws, walang flash floods. Kung busy si mayor sa evac center, sana si daddy na vice mayor ang pumapel sa demolition. No harm done should Sarah be kicked out of office, Duterte pa din naman ang uupo sa kapitolyo.
Dahil sa pangyayaring ito, Sara Duterte, who was Vice Mayor before being elected Mayor, will not run for re-election. His father, who was the Mayor before her, and presently the Vice Mayor, will again run for Mayor. And again, Sara, notwithstanding the punching incident, is a shoo-in as Vice Mayor.
#47, If you want to make an example of your ruthlessness,pumili ka ng kaliga mo. Yung kapwa mo goons. Hindi yung walang kalaban-laban sa iyo. Pinahawakan pa niya sa ka kanyang mga bodyguard. Hindi yan ang gawain ng matapang na lider.
Kung kayo kaya ang binuntal ni Sara butangera?
No matter how noble her reasons are, she still punched the poor guy without any provocation. Good thing for the man the lady mayor didn’t have a gun with her, with that kind of uncontrollable temper she could have shot the man dead.
If it was Gloria Arroyo who did this, most likely those agreeing with what Duterte did would be singing a different tune.
Mabait si mayor, ayaw niyang may masaktan sa gagawing demolisyon ng squatter’s area. Pero siya mismo ang nanakit.
Irresponsible and very arrogant this mayor is. Sad thing is, she won’t loose her post since I doubt if PNoy thru Robredo would have the balls to do that. And the poor sheriff? He won’t dare file charges against the mayor at baka isang araw ay matatagpuan nalang siyang patay na nakalambitin sa poste o lumulutang nalang sa ilog.
puede na lumaban itong si sara kay julaton kahit walang ensayo mukhang malakas ang right cross niya.
‘I did not beat him up‘ – sara
Oo nga naman, napakasinungaling talaga yong video camera.
Oh, ito hindi galing sa TIME magazine.
Mula sa Sun Star:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2011/06/24/rally-vs-killings-wont-single-out-dutertes-162894
THE massive indignation rally organized by the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Davao City on July 1 to denounce extrajudicial killings is not targeting the Dutertes.
Summary executions are also prevalent in the nearby cities of Digos and Tagum, among other areas.
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Sipaco said indignation rally is not targeting any sector or individual, but would point out the fact of summary killings in this city that should be the concern of every sector.
“There is no finger pointing here,” Sipaco said.
Sipaco earlier said the indignation rally would be participated by various sectors, including cause-oriented groups, the Church, police and military, and the public.
In a separate interview on Sunday, Mayor Duterte said she was questioning why the CHR is spearheading the indignation rally.
The CHR is a constitutional body tasked to investigate human rights violations.
Human Rights group in the city said more than a thousand criminal suspect have been killed by the shadowy, 45 cal.-bearing gunmen said to belong to the Davao Death Squad (DDS) since 1996 in Davao City during the term of former mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Police report said 52 people have been killed in the same fashion of the DDS killings since January this year with Mayor Sara Duterte sitting as mayor.
Cause-oriented groups in the city claim the DDS is a state-backed killing machine unleashed by local police and officials against petty criminals.
Several of the DDS victims were minors.
Two years ago, the CHR Manila conducted a probe on the summary executions, which tried to link then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the shadowy gunmen.
Then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte denied any link to the killings and that the CHR was trying to pin him down based on his public warnings that criminals in the city would be killed. The CHR has yet to release the results of the investigation.
Earlier, Sipaco said investigations on the summary killings by the CHR regional office have gone nowhere because not a single witness has come forward to testify against the killers.
The indignation rally, he said, would hope to embolden witnesses to come out in the open and for police and other law enforcement agencies to be serious in their task of sending the killers to jail.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on June 24, 2011.
CHR-Davao Director Alberto Sipaco dismissed perceptions that Mayor Sara Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte are being singled out by the planned protest against rampant summary executions in the city.
agree with jug 🙂
The mayor wanted to settle things without violence but became violent herself. So she violated not only her own implied code of behavior but violated the law as well.
But in the Philippine setting and especially proven in Davao, the voters prefer people like the Dutertes to run their city. So…
..until the day comes when the strong hand becomes too strong and uncontrollable.
Davao is one of the many places here in PH I really admire. Low crime rate, clean, thriving business, etc… and we should thank Duterte for that. But that’s not a reason for the mayor to be arrogant and abusive.
Sasabihinlang ng mga taga Davao sa atin “mind your own mayors!”
dinah,
Thats funny, Davao folk have different ideas.
#47, If you want to make an example of your ruthlessness,pumili ka ng kaliga mo. Yung kapwa mo goons. Hindi yung walang kalaban-laban sa iyo. Pinahawakan pa niya sa ka kanyang mga bodyguard. Hindi yan ang gawain ng matapang na lider.
Kung kayo kaya ang binuntal ni Sara butangera?
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Malas mo lang patanganga ka eh!
This two-part story investigates the killing of teenagers in Davao City. The teenagers are casualties in the city’s unorthodox, if brutal, campaign, against crime. As davao-based journalist Carlos H. Conde writes, NGOs have tallied 20 young people age 18 and below have been knifed or gunned to death there since March 1999.
The writer begins with the story of Clarita Alia, who is spending a mournful Christmas this year, as it has been just weeks since her 14-year old son was killed by unknown men. Two of Alia’s other sons, one 18, the other 16, have been similarly summarily executed in the last two years.
Killings such as these have the tacit support of many Davaoeños, who see them as the price that has to be paid to keep the city safe. But child-rights NGOs say the killings have not had an impact on juvenile crime — in fact statistics show that they are increasing — and that they do not address the root of the problem, which is poverty and family abuse.
http://www.pcij.org/stories/2002/davao.html
RETWEET:
“The mayor wanted to settle things without violence but became violent herself. So she violated not only her own implied code of behavior but violated the law as well.”
🙂
# 71:
From Phil Cruz # 62 😛
INQUIRER:
“Mayor Sara Duterte to take a leave of absence to pave the way for an impartial investigation.”
And for the meant time, Vice Mayor Duterte takes over as OIC. 😉
Impunity. lawlessness. sira na ang moralidad ng pinoy.
Hay naku mga taga luzon. Wala kaung alam kaya wag kaung maghusga. Palibhasa sanay na kau sa mga magugulong demolition nyo dyan!
Wala namang problema sa request ni mayor na-idelay ang demolisyon, na ang pakay niya ay para walang masaktan ay kahangahanga. Sangayon naman ako sa kanya sa puntong yuon. Ang problema lang ay nanuntok siya.
it seems to me that the only violent people now in davao are the dutertes and their cahoots.
“it seems to me that the only violent people now in davao are the dutertes and their cahoots.” – norpil
As with the many idiots here, you need to bring down your asses and place them where they belong. Please elaborate why the “Dutertes are the only violent people now in Davao.
Pinas has a corrupt government, only the rich and powerful reigh supreme…we all know that. This is only in the limelight coz of that video….and opened a wide range of opportunity to those who despise the Dutertes’ to attack them any which way is loose.
Recently in Pinas; these are worthwhile news but NO VIDEOS were shown so they were pretty much put in the backburner:
Governor of Kalinga province barged into a Radio Station’s booth and assaulted his nemesis announcer. Poor guy was just getting the guv’s attention about the proliferations of illegal loggings and jueteng.
Shooting in a small town in Pangasinan involving several cops and end result was the death of a father and son.
Duel in Ilocos between a cop and a village chief, both dead.
Rule of Law??? Who does this apply to???
Sara needs “anger management”? – for a softie incident such as punching da sheriff? And why wouldn’t the Ampatuans go first and take this anger management, or maybe Korina Sanchez for “being a sabonetera”? How about my idol Meriam Santiago, I’m sure she needs one.
What Sara did was wrong, we all agree to that, but fanning the flame of this worthless incident is just disgusting given the nature of the heinous crimes committed by the majority of policemen, military, and those many thieving politicians who are still roaming congress and streets of Pinas. Look at the Marcoses, the Arroyos, and other powerful families who have a strangle hold of their provinces, Ortegas, Enriles, Dy, Marcoses and Singsons. Rule of Law????? Imagine for a minute how much crimes these families and others have committed!
SunStar Davao reported that Mayor Sara Duterte’s fate entirely is in the hands of PNoy, and she could be expelled from her office. Really again? A legitimate elected official can just be removed by the prez? Another “only in da pilipins” metaphor?
My advise to the Dutertes: From now on; Steal whatever your family can still from the government, your chances of avoiding prison is currently at 100% accuracy.
tru blu,
you took the words right out of my mind, hehehe.
ewan ko ba kung bakit masyadong “turned on” to si dinah kay sara? uy aminim. 🙂
#80
jug,
I find Mayor Sara kinda cute, really, I mean it. Medyo may pagka macho lang ang dating but she has a pretty face. 😉
Saying Mayor Sara should be booted out of office because of the punching incident is too harsh, IMHO. Mababaw na dahilan para tanggalin sya sa pwesto. Ok na yung pagsabihan kung kinakailangan. But I’m sure dahil sa mga usaping ito, it’s a lesson learned already.
If sa umpisa palang ay nag sorry nalang siya, di na hahaba ang usapan. Maraming lalong hahanga sa kanyang kagitingan. Saying sorry or admitting something is not a sign of weakness, but of being truly a worthy leader.
are there really so many idiots here? i wonder if true blue is from davao. i have a family in davao and i donot need to elaborate since i am supposed to be an idiot. are you discussing with an idiot then you are also an idiot.
We need to balance the information a little bit, here’s what some journalist did, (went to DAvao and did some digging up).
Questions raised about Davao sheriff
By SARAH HILOMEN-VELASCO
July 5, 2011, 7:29pm
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who is now facing investigation for repeatedly punching a court sheriff over a demolition row, may be stripped off her position for abuse of authority.
But the sheriff, Abe Andres, is likewise in trouble.
Records obtained by the Manila Bulletin showed that Davao Judge Emmanuel C. Carpio, who had issued the demolition order earlier, also issued a stay order deferring the demolition of the shanties at Sitio Soliman, Agdao district, on the day Andres implemented the order
In a Supreme Court (SC) decision dated June 18, 2008, Andres was suspended for one year and six months Equior violation of Republic Act (RA) 3019 for “failing to live up to the standards required of his position.
It was learned that the number of instances that sheriff Abe Andres strayed from the regular course observed in the proper implementation of the orders of the court cannot be countenanced.
Thus, taking into account the numerous times he was found negligent and careless of his duties coupled with his utter disregard of legal procedures, he cannot be considered guilty merely of simple negligence. His acts eventually constitute gross negligence.
It was also learned that the case was filed by a certain Kenneth Hao, who complained of Andres seizing nine motor vehicles in an oppressive manner.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/325545/questions-raised-about-davao-sheriff
idiot norpil, sige tan awon nato be, asa man dapit sa davao? – idiot jug 🙂
there you go, civility out the window. Damaged culture.
@69: how does this trash you dug up connects the Mayor? This is old news and have nothing to do with the above post.
Come on Fartsee, this is old news.
“it seems to me that the only violent people now in davao are the dutertes and their cahoots.” – norpil
You might need to check on your own family if they are the violent ones. Perhaps you need to move out of Davao City if you can’t stand the Dutertes, if I was you, I would.
@89: These thugs, politicians or law enforcers need to take a queue from Tabako (enjoying his loots), tahimik na laang knowing you’ve got all sorts of rapsheets and baggages under your belt. Gustong mag hero, ayan na labas ang mga bulok, SunStar Davao reporter should dig more, most likely me chikitings yan kaliwat kanan.
A good friend was a sheriff in Manila during the late 60’s thru the early 80’s and one in Baguio. Both were likeable but these two were just drunkards, womanizers and how they managed to have kept their jobs for so long epitomize the ever present corruption in our system of government.
OT: Saw Money Pakyao belting out two songs in a concert, his fans demanded more and altogether crooned the crowd for a total of seven melodies. Well Folks, der gos ur singing solon.
@88: check #60
“The indignation rally, he said, would hope to embolden witnesses to come out in the open and for police and other law enforcement agencies to be serious in their task of sending the killers to jail.” – #60
Crap.
Where’s CHR on the Ampatuans? If this family can kill 50 plus in a day, how many were killed during their decades of rule?
Where’s CHR on the constant abuses in the Cordilleras, Ilocos, or the Northern Region in general?
“it seems to me that the only violent people now in davao are the dutertes and their cahoots.” – norpil
You are wise not to indulge more on your dishonest descriptions of the Dutertes and their cahoots as you inferred since it’s untenable…unless you can support your claim.
You claimed to be in Norway…that alone makes your family living in Davao traceable. Relax on posting inciteful and incinerating comments.