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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Italian hostage still alive, says Puno

 
By Cris G. Odronia, Reporter
 
The Italian Red Cross worker held by Muslim extremists in southern Philippines is still alive, Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said. Based on reports of intelligence sources in the area in Sulu province in Southern Min­danao, Eugenio Vagni, the 62-year-old Italian hostage, is “still alive,” despite clashes between government forces and the Abu Sayyaf group.

“He is still alive. His location is very much known to the people there,” Puno said in a press conference Monday at the National Police Communication office.

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Bicol lawmakers seek end to illegal fishing activities in region

Fourteen lawmakers from the Bicol Region jointly called for the creation of the Bicol Region Anti-Illegal˜Fishing˜Authority (BRAIFA), tasked to patrol the regional waters and enforce anti-illegal fishing laws in the area.

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Six dead in Imus shootout

SIX people were killed Monday after two families went at each other with handguns over a minor traffic incident in Cavite.

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CHR creates task force vs. Davao Death Squad

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will form a multi-agency task force that will look into the unabated string of vigilante killings attributed to the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS).

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