For Inko Dadoy, “Godspeed in your journey in the afterlife!,” Sir…
Yel Kangleon Cobile
Virginia, USA
Gus Arnaiz, my journalism mentor at the university of hard knocks
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (December 29) — Gus Arnaiz has gone back to his Maker. That is an understatement. For to him, he has gone back to his Maker.
The eternal life after this life has always been one of our hot topics up for discussion everytime we sat down together to down bottles [...]
Maasinhon in US suggests hero citation for late mediaman Agustin Arnaiz
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City — A Maasinhon now residing in Virginia, USA, has called on the “big three” local leaders — City Mayor Maloney Samaco, Gov. Damian Mercado, and Cong. Roger Mercado — to award a posthumous hero citation to Agustin Cerro Arnaiz, 85, for having actively served as member of Philippine Scouts during the [...]
PGMA orders burning of remaining cocaine bricks recovered at East, North Samar
Tacloban City (December 30) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has issued a directive for the police to burn the cocaine bricks worth P5 billion recovered from the shores of Eastern and Northern Samar.
President Arroyo gave the order during the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Mansion in Baguio City.
“I have ordered PDEA to burn 195 [...]
Don’t buy fireworks without PS mark, DTI says
Tacloban City (December 30) — Trade Secretary Peter Favila cautioned the public not to buy fireworks which do not bear the PS (Philippine Standard) mark.
Secretary Favila issued the warning in a statement issued on December 29, in a bid to remind and make the people aware and to minimize fireworks-related accidents during the New [...]
Veteran journalist Gus Arnaiz, writes 30
2nd Update 15:45 December 27, 2009
MAASIN CITY – Veteran journalist and publisher, Agustin Cerro “Gus” Arnaiz, Sr. succumbed to cardio pulmonary arrest after a massive asthma attack at around 7:20 p.m. Saturday. He was 85 years old.
He is survived by his wife Salud, children Eleanor, Agustin Jr, Januario, Filipinas, Margaret, Victoria, Mary May [...]
New items at city health department mulled
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY – City Mayor Eric C. Codilla is mulling over the creation of new items at the city health department to augment its present manpower.
Codilla said he had discussed on Monday with City Health Unit head Dr. Nelita Navales to present what are the needed items especially now that the [...]
P25K addbon for Capitol employees
By Jani Arnaiz
First posted 20:45 December 22, 2009
MAASIN CITY – Employees of the Southern Leyte provincial government and this city will receive higher additional cash gifts this Christmas after all.
Capitol employees were dampened by the news circulating around that only P10,000 additional bonus was allowed by the Budget department despite Southern Leyte governor Damian Mercado’s [...]
Five-day voter registration starts today, Comelec says
Tacloban City (December 21) — In accordance with the Supreme Court ruling extending the voters’ list up until January 9, 2010, the Commission on Elections said it will resume voter registration on Monday, December 21.
However, Leyte Election Supervisor Atty. Felicisimo Embalsado said that the poll body will accept applications for registration for five days only, [...]
GAME U officers inducted
By Jani Arnaiz
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte – The pioneering officers of the newly formed Grand Association of Maasinhon Expatriates in UAE (Game U) were finally inducted as the highlight of their Christmas party last December 17 at Al Ghurair City, Deira, Dubai UAE.
Inducted were Sofronio “Loloy” Caberte, Jr., president, Fidel Alejandria, vice president, Arvin Dajao, [...]
