Lanao Norte exec 'relieved' over SC decision vs. coercion raps
Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte Mayor Rommel Arnado. (Photo courtesy of the Kauswagan municipal government's Facebook account) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The local chief executive of Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, has affirmed his innocence and welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that acquitted him from grave coercion charges. In a press briefing Friday, Mayor Rommel Arnado said his camp received the SC decision that exonerated him early this week. "The charges seem to be petty, but it still gained some controversy, maybe because of the name I made for the town being recognized internationally,...