SBMA Won’t Be Judge of Hanjin Project’s Legality – Senator Pimentel |
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Columns - This Week With Nene Pimentel | |||
Thursday, 10 April 2008 15:41 | |||
Subic Bay Freeport is not a republic unto itself, and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) Administration should not sound as if our laws do not apply to them. Senate
Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) issued this
warning today in reaction to SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza’s statements that
the SBMA and South Korean construction company Hanjin will not back down from
constructing two high-rise condominiums within the free port's protected forest
area.
Atty. Adrian Sison has filed a criminal complaint against SBMA's Administrator Armand Arreza for violating the consumer code, and law on anti-graft, as he did not respond positively to the request of the Department of Trade to inspect again inside the Hanjin facility as to whether Hanjin's importation of cement conforms to Philippine standards. Atty. Sison wants Mr. Arreza to do his job. The Ombudsman has ordered that Mr. Arreza file his counter-affidavits on April 7, 2008. However, Mr. Arreza has obtained an extension for him to file his reply on or before April 14, 2007.Editor's Note: To read more of Atty. Adrian Sison’s campaign against corruption, please go to his websites at www.adrian.i.ph and www.adrian2020.wordpress.com Senator Pimentel says that the SBMA's “cockiness” on the issue is due to
Malacañang's support for Hanjin's projects in the country. He says President
Arroyo issued Executive Order 701 on Jan.
22, 2008, directing all heads of departments, bureaus, offices and public
agencies to support the investment projects of Hanjin.
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