Aquino Sacks his Prison Chief
Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III has forced the resignation of the country’s prisons chief after publication of a case that highlights the culture of impunity for wealthy wrongdoers.
Ernesto Diokno, a personal friend of Aquino’s, was forced out Tuesday after television cameras caught Antonio Leviste, the former governor of Batangas Province, i…
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