National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents have arrested former Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio for a graft charge.
In a delayed report, NBI-Technical Intelligence Division personnel arrested Sabio at his home in Quezon City on June 5 on a warrant of arrest issued by the Fourth Division of the Sandiganbayan in connection with one of his pending court cases.
The warrant states that law enforcement agencies are required to: “Arrest the person of Camilo L. Sabio who is found at 48-B Biak Bato street, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, and bring him before this Court to be dealt with as the law and Rules of Court direct”.
The 83-year-old Sabio, who served as chairman of the PCGG from 2005 to 2010, is facing several charges of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in the Sandiganbayan.
After being subjected to the booking procedure, Sabio was taken to the Sandiganbayan on Friday afternoon. But due to undergoing sanitation of the building, he was returned to the NBI.
Number coding still suspended
The Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program or number coding scheme will remain suspended, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
MMDA Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago said the number coding would remain suspended until further notice due to limited public transportation operations in Metro Manila.
MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia explained that the traffic flow is not yet tight due to the existing general community quarantine.
Now that public transportation is still limited, private vehicles will be able to use the road without any fear of being caught.
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Fire hits 3 warehouses in Malabon
Three warehouses were burned in Barangay Potrero, Malabon, on Monday, exactly one week after they resumed operations following the easing of Metro Manila’s coronavirus lockdown.
The fire started at 1 a.m. in the warehouse of surplus items. It spread to the adjacent soap storage before spreading to another warehouse of surplus items from Japan.
It is estimated that P100 million worth of goods were consumed by the fir in the third warehouse only, according to its owner Ding Pangilinan.
The Bureau of Fire Protection estimates P15 million worth of structural damage to the three buildings.