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“I’m sorry that you had to be put through this.”
Those were the words of Miguel delos Santos after he woke up from a week-long medically-included coma. The 27-year-old Filipino-American had been shot six times by police officers on April 23, 2021, and had undergone several surgeries to ensure his survival, though he remains wheelchair-bound after one of the bullets was lodged in his spinal column.
While admitting that the ordeal has been traumatizing, Delos Santos told Fil-Am media pioneer Jannelle So-Perkins, that he prefers to see the bright side of it.
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Associate Justice Edgardo L. Delos Santos
Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Edgardo L. Delos Santos is set to retire on Wednesday, June 30, a year earlier than his mandatory retirement at age 70 on June 12, 2022.
The SC, as a full court, had approved Delos Santos’ early retirement “for reasons pertaining to his current state of health.” His “state of health” was not disclosed.
With the retirement of Delos Santos, who was appointed by President Duterte in Dec. 2019, there are now two vacancies in the 15-member SC.
The first vacancy was a result of the promotion of then Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo as Chief Justice last April 5.
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Robert Sable delos Santos, 36, was also caught using a city-owned vehicle during the arrest.
Operatives of the City Intelligence Branch and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas caught Delos Santos with 158 grams of suspected shabu worth P700,000.
City Administrator Floro Casas said that shortly after the arrest, Mayor Edgardo Labella here immediately ordered the termination of Delos Santos.
“He was terminated right away. The mayor will not forgive employees committing this kind of an offense. The mayor will never tolerate those who will be involved in drug pushing or those who are using illegal drugs,” said Casas.
According to Casas, Delos Santos was hired on July 2019 as a driver of the City Hall’s Department of General Services.