Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Read more about the article Court blocks Oscar Moreno’s dismissal
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (right) talks to reporters during a press briefing on the Supreme Court ruling pertaining to the decision of the Court of Appeals on some of the criminal and administrative cases filed against him by several individuals, inside his office on Monday, Sept. 11. Looking on is the chief of his legal counsel, lawyer Dale Bryan Mordeno. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Court blocks Oscar Moreno’s dismissal

A new court order has blocked the dismissal of this city’s chief executive who is set to face a series of complaints in the coming days.

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Read more about the article Millennials, elders join martial law protest
A survivor of the Marcos-era martial law recalled how he was wrongfully accused as a rebel and suffered because of it during its 45th year commemoration in Cagayan de Oro on Thursday. More than 300 people had joined the protest action from various sectors of society. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Millennials, elders join martial law protest

More than 300 members of the militant groups from Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon joined the protest action held nationwide Thursday as the country marked the 45th year of the declaration of Martial Law by former President Ferdinand Marcos.

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Read more about the article Lapeña: Customs play vital role in country’s anti-drug campaign
Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña (center) shows reporters the tons of onions from China BOC-10 seized at the Mindanao Container Terminal during his visit here on Friday, Sept. 15. With him are BOC-10 District Collector Jamail Marohomsalic (right) and lawyer Samson Pacasum, MCT Sub-port Collector. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Lapeña: Customs play vital role in country’s anti-drug campaign

It might have a different mandate from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), but the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is playing a very important part in the government’s war on drugs, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said Friday.

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Read more about the article Oscar Moreno: no qualms despite criminal charges
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (right) talks to reporters during a press briefing on the Supreme Court ruling pertaining to the decision of the Court of Appeals on some of the criminal and administrative cases filed against him by several individuals, inside his office on Monday, Sept. 11. Looking on is the chief of his legal counsel, lawyer Dale Bryan Mordeno. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Oscar Moreno: no qualms despite criminal charges

The city mayor here is optimistic that the series of criminal and administrative charges filed against him will not prosper and will be decided by the higher courts in his favor.

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