Send evacs back to town, mayor asks
THE mayor of Lagonglong town yesterday called on the provincial government to facilitate the immediate return of evacuees from his town to their homes in the village of Kamansi after almost a week at...
View ArticleGuv seeks end to Kamansi row, assures capitol aid for evacuees
MISAMIS Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano yesterday called on all sectors to work together and come up with a comprehensive plan to bring evacuees, now camped on the sixth day at the capitol...
View ArticleBigcas falls
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested alleged smuggler and 2013 Bukidnon gubernatorial candidate Lynard Allan Bigcas in connection with his smuggling case in Carmen, this city, yesterday...
View ArticleWhere is the P862m?
By NITZ ARANCON, Correspondent NEARLY P862 million in city hall funds, presumably spent from 2006 to 2013, have remained unaccounted for to this day, city accountant Beda Joy Elot told the city council...
View ArticleDFA officials in billion-peso plunder raps
IN response to a column about a test case being filed against Sen. Grace Poe right now to determine whether she is a natural born Filipino and can, therefore, be elected as senator of the country, some...
View ArticleCorpus Christi
LAST Sunday was the solemn feast day of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi are the Latin words for the Body and Blood of Christ. The feast is otherwise known as the feast of the Holy Eucharist or the Mass....
View ArticleDo the right thing the right way
I JOIN the millions of Filipinos who oppose the BBL because it betrays the public trust, violates the Constitution, undermines national sovereignty and places public safety and internal security at...
View ArticleWhat is Zaldy doing?
WHAT is Zaldy Ocon doing at the city council? He appears to be only after his own popularity and aggrandizement that he now looks like one of the clowns in that supposed august body. He is supposed to...
View ArticleTraffic, business, politics
EX-BARANGAY chairman William Guialani of Taglimao wrote a letter to the vice mayor to seek an investigation into the quarrying beneath the Maharlika Bridge. He furnished a copy to Councilor Zaldy Ocon,...
View ArticleSema: ‘MILF wanted the moon and the stars…’
ONE of the vice chairpersons of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law on Tuesday night said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) “wanted the moon and the stars and everything” within the...
View ArticlePolice nab broadcaster over Zubiri case
By NITZ ARANCON, Correspondent, with BING TENORIO of GSD Valencia Bureau POLICE arrested on Tuesday a broadcaster in Valencia City in Bukidnon, in connection with a libel case filed by the province’s...
View ArticleGarin has last say on suspension of hospital
By BEN SERRANO Correspondent BUTUAN City––Health Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin has the final say on the 30-day suspension order on the license of Butuan Doctors’ Hospital (BDH), Dr. Cythia Rosuman,...
View ArticlePalace loses hope on BBL time frame
By FROILAN GALLARDO of Mindanews Malacañang lost all hope that Congress would still be able to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law before it adjourns today. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said...
View ArticleTeen goes for rape charge vs Guialani
By NITZ ARANCON and LITO RULONA Correspondents A LAWYER that took the case of a teenager from Bukidnon who pressed charges against former Taglimao barangay chairman William Guialani had a supplemental...
View ArticleDaintily daunting
THERE was a time when saturated fat was bad for the body. Even eggs were limited to, hmmm, once a week? That refers to edible eggs, of course, unless your definition of edible is debatable. Now,...
View ArticleCorpus Christi (2)
JESUS the Christ has made the ultimate sacrifice to show the love of God for us his children. This is what we celebrate in the Mass. This love is a nourishing and saving love. It is a nourishing love...
View ArticlePower scramble
DAVAO City––I read reports saying that Mindanao is well and “OK” on power needs due to the many new power plants being put up. True? Not really! Mark my words. In a year or so, there will be another...
View ArticleNo takers? Or all-women team?
“Necessity makes even the timid brave.”––Sallust RIGHT after Mayor Oscar Moreno announced his doomed reelection bid, outgoing Councilor Alexander Dacer confirmed the creeping suspicion that his gravely...
View ArticleMoreno says Roxas should succeed PNoy
By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent MAYOR Oscar Moreno openly threw his support behind the likely presidential bid of Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II during a multisectoral dialogue at the Patrick Cronin...
View ArticleHow much should workers be paid today?
THE labor department yesterday urged employers to do their “patriotic duty” by observing proper pay rules today, Independence Day. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said workers are entitled to get 200...
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