‘Illegal street racing’ puts men behind bars ILOILO
ILOILO City – Four persons were arrested for illegal street racing in Barangay Pagdugue, Dumangas, Iloilo.
They were Jerico Berja, 18; Jeric Berja, 25; Harry Peraez, 21; and Zaldy Berja, 27.
According t o police i n v e s t i g a t i o n , t h e y o u n g e r B e r j a a n d Peraez were caught racing onboard their motorcycles around 4 p. m. on Feb. 25 while the other two stood as facilitators.
A P41,000 bet money was recovered f rom t he suspects’ possession.
They were detained in the custodial facility of the Dumangas police station, facing charges./
MANILA – The House o f Representatives i s prioritizing the passage of the proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions i n t he 1987 Constitution on or before the Congress goes on Holy Week break on March 24.
H o u s e C o mmit t e e o n C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Amendments chairperson Alfredo Garbin J r. s aid o n F r i d a y t h a t h e i s optimistic that majority of the congressmen will vote for the measure next month.
“I e x p e c t a n i mpassioned debate t o those who want to retain the restrictive economic provisions but confident enough to get the support o f t h e s u p e r majority c o a l i t i o n who e a r l i e r si gnified t heir support to RBH 2 ( Resolution of Both Houses) Number 2,” said Garbin.
The measure, according to Garbin, aims to amend e x i s t i n g e c o n o m i c provisions i n t he 1987 Philippines Constitution i n a bid to open up t he country to foreign direct investments.
RBH Number 2 inserts t h e p h r a s e “u n l e s s otherwise provided by law” to the constitutional restrictions t hat l i mits participation of f oreign investors in the governing body of entities based on t heir proportionate share of capital. The same phrase would l i kewise be added t o provisions s a y i n g o n l y F i l i p i n o c i t i z e n s c a n c o n t r o l , own, and/ or lease public u t i l i t i e s , e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , m a s s media c ompanies, a nd advertising companies in the Phili ppines.
Mariki n a C i t y Rep. S t e l l a Quimbo, one of t h e s p o n s o r s o f t h e m e a s u r e , s a i d t h a t o p e n i n g t h e e c o n o my t o f o r e i g n i n v e s t o r s was t i mely during t he c o r o n a v i r u s d i s e a s e 2 0 1 9 p a n d e mi c d u e t o l a c k o f d o mes t i c c apital.
“The passage of this bill i s j ust timely as foreign d i r e c t i n v e s t m e n t s b e c a me more u r g e n t because of t he health crisis,” Quimbo said in a separate statement./