Tax exempt for life?
By Patricio Diaz GENERAL Santos City – At no other time since the Commonwealth transition to Republic (1935-1946) but today – 78 years after – that members of the House of Representatives, at least...
View ArticleEnd-Sept net FDI rise to US$3.1b
FOREIGN investors continue to pour capital to the Philippines as proven by the 141.4 percent rise of net foreign direct investments (FDI) last September to US$319-million from the US$132-million a year...
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Sevilla takes helm of customs
Bureau of Customs OIC-Commissioner John P. Sevilla (center) convenes an Executive Committee meeting immediately after he formally assumed his post last December 9. Among the concerns discussed were the...
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High school futsal
A player from Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) braces to kick the ball during a futsal match against Butuan City School of Arts and Trade (BCSAT) inside the covered court of the Agusan National...
View ArticleCan congressmen defy the SC?
By Batas Mauricio HAVE you seen the Christmas display of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) along Roxas Boulevard? With due respect to BSP officials, this display is actually anti-Christ, because...
View ArticleWar by the chosen few
By Erick San Juan FOR over two weeks now, the issue on China’s “Adiz” (Air Defense Identification Zone) is still very much the hot topic among analysts and observers of current events. Even to some...
View ArticleOur daily patchwork
By Fr. Roy Cimagala EVERYDAY we have to deal with all sorts of things, a veritable hodgepodge, a patchwork of matters that often are incongruous to each other. This can lead us to confusion, to...
View ArticleYet another transition
By Churchill Aguilar HOW well I remember my first day in my work as a trainer for capacity development of the different municipalities in Visayas and Mindanao. It was at the first quarter this year and...
View ArticleUnleashing Mindanao’s full potential
By Arnold Garbanzos ILIGAN City––Today, I write as a Federalist and would like to share with all the tremendous potential that would be unleashed once a Substate or a Federal State is establish in the...
View ArticleCamiguin under threat
By Ben Contreras THE Sangguniang Panglalawigan of Camiguin is far from my expectations. The session hall’s design is better than what we have at the capitol of Misamis Oriental. If it was “hot” during...
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Military’s alert level up in Normin, Caraga
By Ben Balce and Ben Serrano THE Army’s 4th Infantry Division yesterday raised the alert level in northern Mindanao and Caraga following a string of attacks, believed to be the handiwork of communist...
View ArticleMisor board okays capitol’s P1.6-billion budget
By Ben Balce MISAMIS Oriental’s provincial board on Wednesday approved Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano’s proposed P1.6-billon budget for the province next year. But it was unusual in that the approval of a...
View ArticleComelec could fine, disqualify 5 Oro councilors
By Nitz Arancon COUNCILORS President Elipe and his wife Nadya, Adrian Barba, Dante Pajo and Dometilo Acenas are facing administrative sanctions from the Commission on Elections over their failure to...
View ArticleMisa de Gallo
By Butch Bagabuyo “In a time of drastic change it is the learner who inherits the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” – Longshoreman-...
View ArticleCebu Pacific Air slashes 75% off Philippine fares for 2014 travel
THE Philippines’ leading low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) offers a 75% off seat sale on all its 33 domestic destinations, from December 13 to 16, 2013 or until seats last. This is for travel...
View ArticleSmart, Sun reconnect towns, cities post-Yolanda
AS of Dec. 8, Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) and Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. (DMPI) through its brand Sun Cellular (Sun) have restored network services in all the cities and municipalities in...
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PDIC presents Deposit Insurance Organization of the Year Award to Finance...
FINANCE Secretary and PDIC chairman Cesar V. Purisima was presented the “Deposit Insurance Organization (DIO) of the Year” award by PDIC president Valentin A. Araneta in simple ceremonies held on Dec....
View ArticlePhl to host at least 5 trade missions in 2014
AT least five trade missions and foreign business delegations are expected to visit the Philippines in the first semester of 2014 to explore opportunities particularly in service and manufacturing...
View ArticleSlamci closes 2013 with 134% growth in gross sales
SUN Life Asset Management Company Inc. (SLAMCI) is ending the year on a high note, marking several accomplishments including a 134% growth in its gross sales compared to the same period last year,...
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Family fishnet
A woman mends the family’s fishnet to prepare it for a fishing trip at barangay Kalibunan in Cabadbaran City. PHOTO BY ERWIN MASCARIÑAS
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