NBI ARRESTS RUNNING PARAÑAQUE COUNCILOR, 5 OTHERS FOR SELLING GOV’T POSITION
By: The Mindanao Today The National Bureau of Investigation, under the leadership of its Director Judge Jaime Santiago, arrested six individuals for selling government positions. They are Diahn Sanchez Dagohoy, or Diane; Ronald Joseph Catunao; Bolkisha Balt Datadacula; Alejandro Barcena Lorino Jr.; Leomer Abon and Tita Natividad. Reports showed that one of those is currently running as a city councilor of Parañaque City. “May komisyon, tao lang tayo, and I’m running for a position; kailangan ko siya to sustain something—sa pagtakbo ko,” he said in an interview. (I need to sustain something while I am running.) In a release, Director Santiago said that on January 2, 2025, a complaint was filed before the office of the Special Task Force and Cybercrime Division, alleging that on December 29, 2024, a certain Diane contacted the complainant and offered him a seat as a member of the Bangsamoro Parliament. Accordingly, the position was offered for an amount of Php 8,000,000.00 an...