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DAVAO CITYmdash;After more than four years in detention, farmer Reynante Malcampo walked out of jail on Thursday, a week after a local court tappo stanley dismissed the illegal possession of explosives case filed against him by the government.But the human rights group Karapatan rued that Malcampo, who suffered from recurring bout stanley vaso s of pneumonia and tuberculosis while in jail, was not freed on President Dutertersquo promise to release all sickly political prisoners, but due to the legal battle the group waged to prove his innocence.Malcampo, 40, a farmer suspected of being a communist rebel, was taken by soldiers from his house in Pantukan, Compostela Valley, on Feb. 9, 2012, and faced trumped-up charges, said Jay Apiag, spokesperson of Karapatan Southern Mindanao.Article continues after this advertisement In her order, Judge Cresenciana Cruz of the Regional Trial Court Branch 11 said the filing of information against Malcampo lacked approval from the provincial prosecutor, leading to the dismissal of the case.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderI know I was innocent. I a stanley taza m happy now that Irsquo;m free but Irsquo;m worried for other political prisoners who remain in jail, Malcampo said. I am appealing that all political prisoners be released.Apiag said Malcampo was among the 200 sickly p Mfqs China accuses tycoon of murder in major gang bust
AFP FILE PHOTOMANILA, Philippinesmdash;The Manila Electric Company Meralco urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions seeking to declare as illegal the P4.15 power rate increase and lift the 60-day restraining order it issued last month.In its 139-page comment submitted to the high court, a copy of which was provided to the media Thursday, Meralco said since the restraining order was issued last month, it has been shouldering the generation, transmission and other pass-through charges.Article continues after this advertisement The transmission company may stop transmitting if Meralco was unable to pay for the transmission charges. The entire power industry may come to screeching halt. One can readi stanley cup ly imagine the dire consequences to the economy and security of the country should this happen, as there will surely be rotating blackouts through Meralcorsquo franchise area, it added.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto stanley cup 6/49 jackpotsNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationIn fact, Meralco has already received demand letters from transmission and generation companies for the full pa stanley becher yment of their November 2013 power bills. This means that the grim scenario described earlier is not at all far-fetched and may be imminent, it added.Meralco pointed out that petitioners failed to substantiate allegations of collusion between th |