President Rodrigo Duterte has warned business tycoon Lucio Tan , chairman and chief executive officer of Philippine Airlines ( PAL ), to settle his liabilities with the government in 10 days or he would shut down Terminal 2 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport ( Naia ).

PAL , the country ’ s flag carrier , has been exclusively using Naia Terminal 2 since 1999 .

In a speech at the Philippine Constitution Association on Tuesday night , Duterte recalled how he rejected businessmen to fund his campaign , including Tan .

“ Mga abogado man tayo lahat dito . You tell your

HAZING victim Horacio Tomas Castillo III was laid to rest yesterday , just hours after the Justice Department ordered the release of John Paul Solano , one of the respondents in the death of the 22-year-old law freshman .

Castillo was buried at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat , Paranaque 10 days after he was declared on arrival at the Chinese General Hospital after being “ welcomed ” in initiation rites by members of the Aegis Juris fraternity .

Acting Prosecutor General Jorge Catalan Jr . confirmed the issuance of the order directing the release of Solano .

“ There is an order directing them to release the respondent in this case but the release of the respondent would not mean that he is already off the hook ,” Catalan told reporters in an interview .

As of press time last night , however , Solano , 27 , was still detained at the Manila Police District while his lawyers waited for a copy of the release order .

Solano was charged with murder , violations of Republic Act 8049 ( Anti-Hazing law ), perjury , obstruction of justice and robbery before the DOJ last Monday .

Ralph Trangia , an Aegis Juris fraternity like Solano , was also slapped with the same offense . He fled to Chicago last September 19 .

Solano , in an executive session at the Senate last Monday night , said six fraternity members took part in initiation rites welcoming Castillo .

Senators present during the executive session refused to clients : ‘ Pay the tax correctly ’,” he said .

“ Yung isa dito , ano , sabi niya … I did not accept ,” he added . “ I did not accept his money . He is a contributor . At sabihin ko na . Lucio Tan . Donor of funds . Sabi ko : ‘ No ’.”

The President said he thanked Tan but refused his offer to be his campaign contributor . He told the tycoon to settle his tax liabilities first .

“ Sabi ko : ‘ Thank you , but …’ And other guys there ,” he said . “ Sabi ko : ‘ You are using government buildings , airport , you have a back … back … utang diyan sa runway . Di mo binabayaran ’. Sabi ko : ‘ You solve the problem yourself . I will give you 10 days . Bayaran mo . Pag hindi mo bayaran , eh di sarhan ko .’ Wala nang airport . So what ?”

T h e P r e s i d e n t did not give details on Tan ’ s l i a b i l i t i e s , but he said : “ We have to enforce the law .”

“ K a y o Pilipino have to travel o v e r l a n d from Luzon to Davao ,” Duterte went on . “ Basta bayaran mo , huwag mo akong bigyan ng shit nang ganun .

I do not mind . If we sink , we sink . But I said : ‘ We have to enforce the law .’ So guys , you guys , if you are put

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into a great discomfort , sorry . Wala akong magawa . The law is the law . It is the law .”

In a statement released on Wednesday , the Department of Transportation ( DoTR ), said PAL has “ unpaid navigational fees and other charges ” amounting to almost

identify the six . Solano said he would identify them in a counteraffidavit that he would submit to the Manila Police District .

Fifteen other respondents were also charged with the same offense – Trangia ’ s father Antonio , Arvin Balag , Mhin Wei Chan , Ranie Rafael Santiago , Oliver John Audrey Onofre , Jason Adolfo Robiños , Danielle Hans Matthew Rodrigo , Karl Mathew Villanueva , Joshua Joriel Macabali , Axel Munro Hipe , Marc Anthony Ventura , Aeron Salientes , Marcelino Bagtang , Zimon Padro and Jose Miguel Salamat .

Carminia Castillo , the mother of Horacio , said her family is open to the possibility of Solano turning into a state witness if he will disclose all information about the death of her son . PENALTY FOR HAZING The House committee on justice approved a bill prohibiting hazing and imposing a penalty of 20 years and one day up to life imprisonment and a fine of P1 million .

House Bill No . 3467 , principally authored by Rep . Bernadette Herrera-Dy , was approved in the committee level in the wake of the death of hazing victim UST law student Horacio Tomas Castillo III last Sunday .

The penalty will be imposed if the hazing rites results in death , mutilation , sodomy , rape and serious psychological effects .

The committee decided to impose a penalty of reclusion temporal ( 12 to 20 years imprisonment ) for hazing participants whether or not the incident resulted in physical or psychological harm .

While the old hazing law seeks to regulate hazing , this new measure seeks to totally prohibit the rite and also requires fraternities and sororities to register with schools or local government units , with the supervision of a faculty adviser .

Herrera- Dy wants to “ regulate initiation rites or practices that do not inflict direct or indirect physical or psychological suffering , harm or injury to the recruit , neophyte or applicant of a fraternity , sorority and organization .”

F o r school-based organizations , a written application for initiation rites , which includes the date , place , names of the recruits and their medical certification that they are fit to undergo initiation , and the names of officers of the organization , shall be submitted to schools seven

P7 billion to the government – P6.97 billion payable to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines ( CAAP ) and P322.11 million payable to the Manila International Airport Authority ( MIAA ). ( N . Corrales , Inq )

************* days prior to the initiation date . If approved by the school , two representatives assigned by the school must be present during the initiation rite to monitor the activity . ( H . Achero With JP Lopez , E . Orias and W . Vigilia , Malaya )