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35 families in Escalante evacuate on landslide fears

Friday, January 13, 2012 THIRTY five families in sitio Baluc, Barangay Malasibog, Escalante City evacuated from their houses because of fear of possible landslides after they noticed that the creeping land fissures in their area stretched to Barangay Paitan and are becoming bigger. Based on the report of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, […]

Arroyo tells Aquino: ‘It’s the economy, student!’

Friday, January 13, 2012 MANILA (3rd update 6:13 p.m.) — Despite being under hospital detention for poll sabotage, ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has managed to write an essay that took off from a US presidential campaign slogan and, at the same time, scored his successor for “squandering” her administration’s gains. In her paper entitled “It’s the […]

Bacolodnons enjoined to support Bacolaodiat

Friday, January 13, 2012 BACOLODNONS are enjoined to support and actively participate in the celebration of the seventh Bacolaodiat Festival on January 20-23, according to a resolution authored by Councilor Em Ang and passed by the City Council Wednesday. Bacolod City will celebrate the 7th Bacolaodiat Festival on January 20-23 to usher in the Chinese […]

Corona won’t quit as impeachment trial nears

Friday, January 13, 2012 CHIEF Justice Renato Corona will use his upcoming impeachment trial to defend his principles and the judiciary despite calls for him to resign to save the nation from a protracted legal proceeding. Not everyone is given the chance to define one’s character and that his battle had been transformed from a […]

‘Dismissal of kidnapping case not due to blotter’

Friday, January 13, 2012 THE City Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday the “police blotter” was not the main reason of the dismissal of the kidnapping case filed against the four suspects in the abduction of businessman Manny Boniao. City Prosecutor Fidel Macauyag said the police blotter did not matter and was insignificant. “The non-appearance of Mr. […]

Drilon allots P100M for regional hospital

Friday, January 123, 2012 ILONGGO Senator Franklin Drilon has set aside his P100 million to help fund the modernization of Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), which is currently under the leadership of his younger brother, Dr. Julius Drilon. Dr. Drilon paid a New Year’s call to Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia and informed him […]

Government orders in-depth probe on illegal tunnel

Friday, January 13, 2012 INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo ordered Wednesday an investigation on the possible culpability and liability of a lawyer who allegedly intervened on the case of a tunnel that was discovered near the Lumbia City Jail in November 2011. During his visit in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday, Robredo said […]

Group threatens boycott of SM mall

Friday, January 13, 2012 OCCUPY and boycott. This is the battle cry of protesters against the planned earth-balling of 172 trees in Luneta Hill as their numbers continue to grow and are on the brink of occupying and staging a protest rally against retail giant SM. A group of local artists are now calling to […]