Gov. Niel D. Tupas, Sr., was in a jubilant mood (extreme right) so was his son Board member Junjun Tupas (extreme left) when they faced members of the press Thursday with Makati Jejomar Binay who came personally to support the former's triumph after a brief siege by the police force who failed to install an impostor governor. (Sun.Star Iloilo/Nelson Robles)
THE Senate Committee on Public Order and the Committee on Local Governments will investigate the alleged use of "excessive force" by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during a violent assault on the Iloilo provincial capitol on Wednesday, Liberal Party (LP) President Franklin Drilon said Thursday.
Drilon, who is also chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs, said LP leaders in both the Senate and the House of Representatives have condemned the "unnecessary raid and excessive use of force" by the PNP during the siege reportedly on orders of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez and Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno to forcibly remove Iloilo Governor Neil Tupas Sr., a ranking LP leader, from the provincial capitol.
More cops deployed in Friday's salvo
THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will be deploying maximum personnel in all city roads today to secure spectators who would witness the opening salvo of the 2007 Dinagyang Festival.
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Comelec to limit militayr's deputization of functions
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) would limit the deputization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) especially on conducting checkpoints and other functions in relation to the May 2007 elections.
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