Anti-crime group throws support behind Diño

THE Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption ( VACC) on - rupt men and women surrounding President Rodrigo Duterte for the ouster of Martin Diño as chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

VACC president Dante Jimenez said alleged corruption in the Duterte administration is exemplified by allegedly corrupt people at the SBMA who had lobbied for the sacking of Diño as the agency’s head.

some people surrounding the - cept with heavy heart the transfer of our chairman Martin Diño to we deeply dislike was the manner of his sacking. He was replaced like garbage and he was not given the opportunity of a proper turnover news conference in Manila.

He did not name names.

members, particularly on the powers of the chairman.

“The SBMA is a hotbed of corruption like smuggling of drugs and fuel, among others. - rupt agency,” Jimenez, VACC founding chairman said.

Eisma, who took her oath of office before Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra last Tuesday.

He narrated that he was called to Malacañang by the President who himself relayed to him his for barangay (village) Affairs.

Diño was a former village chair

Jimenez and Diño said they remain big supporters of Duterte and they will continue to “protect” the President.

Jimenez said Diño was never accused of corruption and he remained clean up to this time.

Diño reigned as SBMA chairman have submitted to Malacañang - tors he recruited are ready to invest at the SBMA.

He cited an attempt to gift him with a luxury car in exchange for thousand metric tons of sugar, which, he said, would impoverish three million sugar farmers if he allowed it.

stations inside the SBMA and this is because gasoline in the area is free from value-added tax.

entering Subic too,” he added.

According to him, he never - every attendance in board meeting.

He said he had sought the help - tigation to probe the selling of a

Diño admitted that he has no knowledge in running the SBMA but he said he learned in a short time and has lined up programs that will attract trillions of pesos in investments, mostly from Chinese businessmen.

corruption charges before the Of - cluding Esima, who he claimed vice presidential candidate Manuel Roxas 2nd of the Liberal Party.

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Diño said the PDP-Laban leadership has called him and assured the party’s support to him.

- but was replaced by Duterte. They are both PDP-Laban members. Diño said he is waiting for the is ready to assume his post as a

barangay of clear them of users and pushers,” he added.