Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from July 2006, page 4

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from July 2006

Books.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) I AM NOW READING Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Ecuador. These are (Oscar-winning actress) Angelina Jolies memoirs from her journeys as a Goodwill...

Baguio parking ordinance foes use Cha-cha tact.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYBAGUIO-BENGUET Bishop Carlito Cenzon on Thursday led local businessmen and activists in filing at the city council a peoples initiative to junk a 2000 traffic ordinance allowing a private firm...

GMA catches flu bug, confined at St. Lukes.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avendano and Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. SUFFERING CHILLS, FEVER AND BODY ACHES, President Macapagal-Arroyo was rushed to St. Lukes Medical Center in Quezon City yesterday afternoon....

Is Chito Rono anti-marriage?
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCAsion, filmmaker Chito Rono has had to parry this question, which sounds more like an accusation: What compelled him to turn weddings, which are...

DOH: Watch out, its flu season.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra WITH THE RAINY SEASON OFficially here, expect more cases of flu and the common cold, according to the Department of Health. The symptoms of the common flu are usually...

DENR allows wood product transport in Quezon for 2 months.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) REAL, QUEZONTHE DEPARTment of Environment and Natural Resources has again allowed the transport of charcoal and other forest products out of Northern Quezon effective July 14, the chief of the local...

DPWH to put up Navotas river wall.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nancy C. Carvajal THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC Works and Highways has promised to allocate an additional P6 million for the construction of a river wall along the Navotas shoreline, Mayor Toby...

Door still open for 06 budgetPing.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO IS SET TO submit the 2007 budget to Congress in the next 30 days, but the senators are apparently still fixated on the jettisoned P1 trillion 2006 budget...

Driver to be listed as accused.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo HE HAS REFUSED TO TESTIfy for the prosecution and has denied witnessing a gang rape in his van where four American Marines allegedly conspired in the sexual attack of a...

RP faces UN blacklist over rights record, says CHR chair.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Z. Pazzibugan THE PHILIPPINES FACES THE PROSPECT OF being blacklisted by the United Nations since the country has failed to report its human rights status in the last 14 years, warned...

Hotel to turn casino into ballroom.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning THE GRAND BOULEVARD HOTEL YESterday said it has terminated its contract of lease with the Casino Filipino and would convert the space occupied by the casino area into a grand...

Employees compensation to delist some ailments.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FACED WITH THE DEPLETION OF ITS funds, the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) said yesterday it may remove from its list of compensable illnesses those found to be brought on by certain lifestyles...

Impeachment rap doomed, says Nograles.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael Lim Ubac THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE dismissal of the impeachment complaints against President Macapagal-Arroyo. Following the prediction Wednesday of House Majority Leader Prospero...

Kubrador: How the best was won.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marinel R. Cruz GINA PARENO, BEST ACtress winner in the recently concluded Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema in New Delhi, India, was still in high spirits when she met with the staff of...

Fraport, Piatco execs, charged.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum STATE PROSECUTORS HAVE FILED CRIMINAL charges against executives of the German-based Fraport and other shareholders of the Philippine International Air Terminals Co. (Piatco)...

Medic not yet off the hook in tots death.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap THE 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHOSE NEWborn baby suffocated to death underneath a diaper she had on while at a Quezon City hospital is still unsure whether or not to press charges against the...

Lapus takes over DepEd today.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alcuin Papa TARLAC REP. JESLI LAPUS FORMALLY takes over the reins of the Department of Education today amid lingering opposition to his appointment within and without the agency and the...

Crackdown on wire thieves.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE MUNTINLUPA government has requested the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) to retrieve all phone wires dangling from electrical posts in the city so that wire thieves are not tempted to...

UP lawyers to contest Bolantes asylum bid.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora, Blanche S. Rivera and Philip C. Tubeza LEGAL ACADEMICS FROM THE UNIversity of the Philippines are preparing to fight the request for asylum of former Agriculture...

Marine officers in plot still free.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan UNLIKE THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE ARMY SIMILARLY IM-plicated in the Feb. 24 coup plot, 12 Marine officers facing court-martial for their role in the affair have not been...

QC disaster-ready.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TO PREVENT disasters even before it strikes, Quezon City is adopting an emergency preparedness plan in the coming weeks against possible natural or man-made calamities. Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has...

Arrest warrant for LTFRB chair deferred for 1 week.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chair Maria Elena Bautista barely escaped arrest yesterday after a warrant was issued against her for failing to comply with...

More Mindanao women leaving RP as OFWs.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ZAMBOANGA CITYMORE MIN-danao women are leaving their homes to work overseas, a group working for migrant workers said. Ellene Sana, executive director of the Center for Migrant Advocacy Philippines...

Favorite Nooks.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MY FAVORITE PLACE IN MY LIPA, BATANGAS REST HOUSE IS the bridge lined with sulo lamps . Its the lovely bridge of my lifewhere I take naps and read books when its not raining. The bridge leads to the nipa...

10 Moro rebs die as clash of MILF men goes on.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CAMP SIONGCO, MAGUINDANAOAt least 10 Moro guerrillas have been killed in Guindulungan, Maguindanao as the fighting between warring Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels entered its fourth day. ...

Amid addiction rehab and lawsuits, Colin finds love and peace in his son.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELESAFTER begging off from press conferences for his last two films, Colin Farrell finally faced reporters for his latesta movie version of Miami Vice. Late last...

Owwas mandate.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE REPATRIATION OF WORKERS is the main responsibility of the principal or recruitment agency that deployed them abroad. As stated in Section 15 of the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of...

Noli camp preempting PET, says Loren.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LOREN LEGARDA, the former senator and defeated vice presidential candidate, has accused the lawyer of Vice President Noli de Castro of attempting to preempt the Supreme Court in the vote recount of the...

What Went Before.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JUNE 10, 2006R.A. GAPUZ RECEIVES A FAX COPY OF THE 18-page leakage [see July 18 below]. JUNE 11 AND 12Nursing board exams are conducted nationwide. JUNE 20The Professional Regulation Commission...

Palace seeks P46B added outlay.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. MALACANANG HAS SUBMITTED TO Congress a supplemental budget of P46.426 billion to make up for some of the losses with the non-passage of the 2006 national budget. ...

Passenger spills money off plane from HK.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SOME HALF A MILLION PESO WORTH of cash slipped from a passengers bag and the bills scattered on the floor of the aerobridge of a Cathay Pacific flight which arrived earlier this week. They looked for...

Pinoy Pea brings House down.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avendano THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE popular American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas brought the House down yesterday after being conferred a presidential award for his...

A semi-charmed date movie.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Oliver M. Pulumbarit, Contributor LINDSAY LOHAN SLIPS, STUMBLES AND breaks things in Just My Luck, a standard date movie thats pretty to look at, and is a good-enough time killer. Chances...

Reyes, 8 other RP bets assured of $17,000 each.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) POOL MAESTRO EFREN BATA REYES, MARlon Manalo and Antonio Lining swept their respective brackets Thursday and led six others Filipinos into the third round of the rich International Pool Tour-North American...

For the love of Dougs.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. WE WERE EXPECTING ON-ly a hundred, but over 200 people came to the party, said talent manager Douglas Quijano, who celebrated his 62nd birthday with a Korean buffet at Pan...

Roldan victims dad, crime fighters mad.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. FLASHING A SMILE, DENNIS ROLDAN yesterday walked out of jail after almost a year of being held on charges that he had masterminded the kidnapping of a 3-year-old...

Mayor shows self.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LAOAG CITYBadoc Mayor Tomas Torralba showed up at the Ilocos Norte police headquarters on Monday, dispelling reports that he was in hiding after he was tagged as behind the killing of a police officer last...

MILF lauds Japan.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYThe Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday lauded Japan for promising to send representatives to the International Monitoring Team that will ensure the ceasefire agreement between the...

Health services delivered.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYProvincial health workers, assisted by a US medical team, have been reaching out to an estimated 600 families displaced by armed conflict involving Moro rebels in at least four towns of...

San Juan at NBI: Mums the word.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margaux C. Ortiz and Dona Z. Pazzibugan REPENTANT MUTINEER 1ST LT. Lawrence San Juan yesterday went to the National Bureau of Investigation to answer its summons but refused to say anything....

15 OFWs sip champagne flying home.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon AFTER A HARROWING ESCAPE FROM war-battered Lebanon, 15 Filipino workers returned home in style yesterday afternoon, sipping champagne in the business class section of Qatar...

Why is Robin Padilla making this movie?
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nini Valera YLAYA ALFONSO, CAVITETHE BEST thing about making this movie is, I get to kiss Regine (Velasquez), said Robin Padilla on the set of Till I Met You. I also get to ride a horse,...

Eagles scramble, pin 4th loss on Tamaraws.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jasmine W. Payo THE ATENEO BLUE EAGLES SURVIVED YET ANOTHER ENDGAME thriller, clinching their fourth straight win with a 76-74 decision of the baffled Far Eastern Tamaraws in the UAAP mens...

Tail Tales.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) I HAVE MANY PETS, but Cosmo is my favorite. Hes a Chihuahua, five and a half years old, a gift from Bebong (Munoz, Jolinas long-time boyfriend). I spoil Cosmo by buying him lots of clothes. He has his...

Tide has turned for Cha-cha, says Joe de V.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip Tubeza and TJ Burgonio THE TIDE HAS TURNED FOR Charter change. House Speaker Jose de Venecia noted the historic turn in public opinion in the latest Pulse Asia survey showing that...

Tourism execs cashing in on Mayon identifies safe areas for tourists.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LEGAZPI CITYTHE DEPARTMENT of Tourism is trying to cash in on the continuing restiveness of Mt. Mayon, 330 km southeast of Manila, and recommended safe locations for tourists from which to view lava...

Tutors ask court to stop PNU prexys appointment.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina G. Santos THE ROW OVER THE PRESIDENCY AT THE state-run Philippine Normal University (PNU) is far from over. After staging a series of protest actions, several professors yesterday...

The many facets of Raymond Bagatsing.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marinel R. Cruz WHEN INQUIRER ENTERTAINMENT ASKED Raymond Bagatsing to pose for Stars Livings fashion section this week, the multi-awarded actor gamely said yes. Here is Raymond, posing...

Instructive viewing experiences on TV.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, OUR televiewing was made particularly interesting by a number of unusual features: At the top of our list is the Deal or No Deal telecast with...

Wheres P8-B Owwa fund?
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio and Volt Contreras AMID BICKERING BETWEEN the Philippine ambassador in Beirut and the home office on the alleged lack of money for the evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon, the...

2 WTA lucky bettors win P4.7M each.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo A NIGHT OF LONG SHOTS PRODUCED TWO multimillion-peso winners in the Winner-Take-All event Wednesday at the Santa Ana Park in Makati. The lucky bettors each won over...

Ban on abaca harvest lifted.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican MALACANANG HAS LIFTED ITS ORDER banning the commercial use of abaca, the Fiber Industry Development Authority (Fida) said yesterday. The lifting of the ban was...

P290-B infra work lined up.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo and Riza T. Olchondra THE GOVERNMENTS ECONOMIC TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED ABOUT P290 billion worth of infrastructure projects that the administration hopes to undertake beginning...

State of the World Trade Organization.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ernesto M. Ordonez LAST JULY 24, ON THE DAY PRESident Macapagal-Arroyo gave the State of the Nation Address, ministers of the G6 (the United States, European Union, Brazil, India, Japan and...

NDF aid offered.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TANDAG, Surigao del SurThe National Democratic Front (NDF) said it was willing to shoulder the hospital expenses of the those who were wounded in a land mine blast in Tago town on Monday morning. Of the...

Victoria aims to please and protect.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina Arceo-Dumlao ALTHOUGH VICTORIA COURT HAS tried hard to veer away from its image as the place of earthly delights, the epithet nevertheless stuck. Since one of the countrys largest and...

PRC: No stopping oath-taking of new nurses.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra THERES NO STOPPING THE OATH-TAKING of 17,871 new nurses on Aug. 22 despite unresolved allegations that the June licensure exam were marred by widespread leakage. ...

Bad govt housing loans made good.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AFTER TAKING OVER P13 BILLION WORTH of highly delinquent government housing loans, pioneering mortgage servicing platform Bahay Financial Services Inc. has started to turn back these soured accounts into...

DMCI eyeing extension of Subic-Clark expressway.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CONSTRUCTION GIANT DMCI Holdings Inc. is considering forming a Filipino-led consortium that will push its bid to undertake major toll road projects in the country. This early, DMCI is already looking...

ICTSI bags container terminal concession in Syria.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez PORT OPERATOR INTERNATIONAL CONtainer Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said it had bagged the contract for the operation of Syrias Tartous Container Terminal (TCT), besting...

New IT firm appointed NetSuite reseller in RP.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo A NEWLY FORMED INFORMATION TECHnology services company was recently appointed the exclusive reseller of the NetSuite integrated business software system in the country. ...

PLDT unit buys 30% of BusinessWorld.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Riza T. Olchondra MEDIAQUEST HOLDINGS INC., a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), bought a 29.9-percent stake in BusinessWorld Publishing Corp. (BusinessWorld) from...

Rosy prospects spur peso, stocks to extend rally.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao and Elizabeth L. Sanchez THE PESO YESTERDAY CLOSED AT A three-month high of 51.53:$1, boosted by rosy economic prospects in the country as well as the regional bullish tide...

How do I get marketing and sales to work in synch?
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dr. Ned Roberto & Ardy Roberto Q: IM THE NEW GM FOR A MEDIUM-SIZE service company that over its initial 14 years succeeded as a sales-driven organization. But for the past five years now,...

SM spends P650M for expansion.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez MALL DEVELOPER SM PRIME HOLDINGS Corp. has spent P650 million to expand its mall along north Edsa, industry sources said. In a separate disclosure, SM Prime said it...

Insurance firms renew call for relief from taxes.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE REnewed their call for the abolition of some taxes imposed on the industry, saying that the heavy tax burden has affected their ability to...

Banco Filipino loses BSP suit.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Victor C. Agustin BANCO FILIPINO HAS LOST THE initial judicial round in its effort to collect P18 billion in damages from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Citing Banco Filipinos own...

Keeping up with the Joneses.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Catherine A. Paragua-Garay and Jose A. Osana, SGV & Co WE OFTEN LOOK UP TO notable achievers and consider them as our own benchmark for success. But the benchmark set by one persons success can...

Philweb names new president.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER PHILWEB Corp. yesterday named former Inquirer Publications chief executive Dennis Valdes as its president, the company said in a disclosure. Valdes replaced former Philweb...

Denim love.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Apples Aberin Sadhwani DO YOU WEAR BLUE jeans at least three times a week? When you dont know what to wear, do you automatically pull on your trusty blue jeans? Do you wear denims to...

Pile em up!
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Donna Cuna-Pita, Contributor JUST AS YOUVE STOCKED UP on your summer must-havesa dizzying collection of nautical stripes and crisp whitesyou notice the weather getting nippier, and the sun...

Always famous.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jenni Epperson KAMISETA, LEADING specialty retailer of fashionable casual apparel, accessories and footwear, brings to Manilas larger-than-life billboards the larger-than-life Kate Hudson. ...

Petron net P2.7B in H1.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho LEADING OIL FIRM PETRON CORP. CHALKED up a net income of P2.7 billion in the first half, 16 percent more than the P2.3 billion it posted last year. Sales likewise rose by 25...

A day at the Polo Club, a night with RuPaul.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache IT WAS ONE OF THOSE WINDY AFTERnoons with clear skies, palanggas, as moi breezed into the club for a chic and sophisticated event, the Fila Polo Cup 2006 sponsored by the elite...

Rainy-day knitpickers.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alex Y. Vergara THAT LULU TAN GANS OFF-the-rack knitwear for women does well during the rainy season probably comes as no surprise. What has caught people behind the label off-guard was how...

Nouveau Filipiniana.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Miguel Escano, Contributor FILIPINIANA IN FASHION calls for the use of traditional materials such as pina and abaca. With his latest collection, shoe designer Brian Tenorio turns Filipiniana...

4 Pinoy hot stops in the Big Apple.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carissa Villacorta, Contributor WHEN TAKING VISITORS from the Philippines around New York, I often introduce them to the pride of the Philippines in New York: Georgette, Mally, Rafe and...

The dress is rebornfor all shapes.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Thelma Sioson San Juan HERES GOOD NEWS FOR women looking for body-friendly fashion, and thats the majority of women: The dress is backin all shapes. For seasons now, weve thought and worn...

Fountain of youth in a silver bottle.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ria Francisco-Prieto REJECTION IS SOMETHING no one wants to feel. I hate it. I remember the first time I went to Mars Disco. I was with my high-school friends and we came from the Ateneo...

Rock-star style.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Monica V. Barretto ROCK CHIC SEEMS TO BE the rage nowadays. But unlike before when the look meant everything blackyes, even lipstickrock chic has evolved into a variety of looks that anyone,...

Back in the beauty zone.
July 28, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kinny Salas PEOPLE CLOSE TO ME were once pretty convinced I was uncontrollably addicted to beauty and feared I would succumb to plastic surgery or breast augmentation sooner or later. ...

Appeal to exempt veggie trucks from load limit on NLEx rejected.
July 27, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Delmar Carino, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau LA TRINIDAD, BENGUETThe National Road Board and the Department of Public Works and Highways rejected appeals to exempt vegetable trucks from the load...

Survival of our one and only country.
July 27, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO HAS THREE and a half years to make good the vow she made at her State of the Nation Address last Mondaywhich was to end social inequity,...

Binay asks SPD to bring back chief to old post.
July 27, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy and Tarra V. Quismundo MAKATI MAYOR JEJOMAR BINAY YESTERDAY asked for the reinstatement of his citys police chief, as he insisted that police officials were responsible for...