MANILA, Philippines - The ongoing firefight between military forces and Moro rebels in Zamboanga City has affected even the quest for justice in the pork barrel scam, as witnesses against Janet Lim-Napoles were among those unable to fly out of Zamboanga airport to Manila.
The witnesses were supposed to jointly swear and affirm before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) their affidavits against the alleged scam on Monday. However, this will no longer push through because some of the witnesses supposedly fying from Zamboanga have been trapped in the firefight in the city.
"Several witnesses are from Zamboanga, but the flights have been cancelled and they can no longer go to the NBI in Manila," lawyer Levito Baligod, counsel for the witnesses, told InterAksyon.com in a phone interview Monday morning.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Monday cancelled all its flights in and out of Zamboanga "to ensure the safety of its passengers amid the ongoing security concerns in the city."
The city has shut down following the attack early Monday morning, initially attributed to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) of Nur Misuari.
In its advisory, PAL said the cancelled PAL Express flights are Manila-Zamboanga-Manila scheduled for tonight and flights bound for Jolo, Davao, and Cebu.
By: InterAksyon.com
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