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BY QUEZON IN
DAVAO PROBE
Lt. Manigque, P.C., Chief Te-

yes, Councilor Endriaga Fac-

'

ing Bribery Charges Follow

ing Gambling Inquiry

The suspension, on charges of

bribery, of 1st Lt. Pedro Manigque,

of the Philippine Constabulary, for

merly chief of police of the city of

Davao; Guillermo Teves. chipf of

the secret service division of that

city, and Councilor Donato Endria

ga, also of Davao city, was ordered

last night by President Manuel L.
Quezon, according to a Maiaeanan

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announcement.
The President ordered the de
partment of the interior to con

duct a formal investigation of

these officials. It was explained
Lt. is no
that although Manigque
longer chief of police of Davao the

order of suspension affected film

as an officer of the constabulary.
The President's order of suspen
sion was based upon a preliminary
report filed with Maiaeanan of an

investigation conducted by the se

cret sera-ice untt of the department

of finance.
The investigation was ordered
by President Quezon sometime ago
upon receipt of charges of alleged
bribery In connection with gam
bling In Davao city.
Tevcs was formerly member of
the Manila secret service division.
He was named chief of the secret
service division of Davao shortly
after the creation of that city.
Lately, he was being boosted for
the position of chief of police of
Davao city. Councilor Endriaga Is
a practising attorney of Davao cny.
Lt.
Manigque, a native of Bohol,
graduated from the .constabulary
academy in 1919, and was commis
sioned a third lieutenant in the
constabulary in January, 1920. He

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served much of his service in Min

danao and Sulu. He is presently
detailed in Sorsogon.
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Special to the TRIBUNE
Davao, Oct. 25.—
Assemblyman
Cesar Sotto today finished present
ing evidence against former As

semblyman Romualdo Quimpo. of

the staff of the
department of the
interior, who is under investiga
tion on administrative charges filed
by the Davao legislator.
Quimpo will
presenting hisstart
case tomorrow before Exequiel
Santos, delegate of the department
of the interior, who is conducting
the investigation.
In today's hearing, the investiga
tor heard the testimony of an in
ternal revenue agent confined in.

the provincial hospital. Sotto de

nied that Quimpo was responsible
for his
appointment as a city coun
cilor of Davao, nor that Quimpo
was the campaign manager of Gov
ernor Paclftco Sobrecarey in 1937.
—P.

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