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BY MAE SINGUAY
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod will hold a caucus where they will discuss the report that a councilor is an illegal gambling protector.
“RN from SP” was one of the local officials tagged to illegal gambling, a newspaper (not Panay News) reported last week. The paper identified its source as “the real crusaders.”
This allegation “affects the reputation not only of the concerned councilor but also of the city council,” said Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, presiding officer.
Familiaran said he does not believe the allegation “because I have personally known him for a long time.”
Meanwhile Task Force Crusaders deputy national commander John Chiong said they welcome any case that may be filed against him or his organization.
A local official named in a “white paper” on illegal gambling Chiong received recently is reportedly pressing charges against the task force.
“I will welcome them. It is part of our job as advocates,” he said.
Chiong suggested that those tagged in any wrongdoing be more welcoming to their advocacy “so they can clear their names.”
In a news conference he called earlier, Chiong clarified that he has never mentioned any name of police officers believed to be protecting illegal gambling.
But he stressed that “illegal gambling still exists, and it is their job of law enforcement agencies to go after it.”/PN
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