P10 million fire hit Ormoc City
By Elvie Roman-Roa
ORMOC CITY – About P10 million worth of commodities went up in smoke Sunday morning in fire that hit a rice mill cum bodega owned by Loreto Chu (Chu Liante)in Ormoc City.
Senior Fire Officer 1 Roel Wenceslao, investigator of the Ormoc fire department said the burnt commodities were thousands of sacks of white [...]
South Leyte yields highest rice production in Region 8
MAASIN, Southern Leyte — Southern Leyte has again proven its prowess in the endeavor of agricultural production as they surpassed the average yield of rice production throughout the region during the April-June 2009 harvest, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) Provincial Officer Godofreda Felices disclosed with PIA yesterday.
According to Provincial Officer Felices, the average yield across [...]
Gibo beats Noynoy in Ateneo mock polls
By Jaime Laude
MANILA, Philippines – Administration presidential candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro has won over his cousin, Liberal Party (LP) bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, in mock polls at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Ateneo’s school organ, The Guidon, has bannered “Gibo triumphs in mock polls” and explained how Teodoro beat Aquino in the mock polls [...]
Peace and order is Erap’s centerpiece program
By Jose Rodel Clapano
MANILA, Philippines – Former President Joseph Estrada said peace and order will be a centerpiece of his governance if he is elected president once more.
The standard-bearer of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino-United Opposition (PMP-UNO) made the pronouncement yesterday in reaction to the outbreak of violence in Cebu, Davao, and Cavite in the [...]
Polls, economy seen boosting tour industry
February 14, 2010 03:08:00
Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines–The recovery of the world economy and the May 10 national elections will boost the local tourism industry in 2010, an industry group said.
Ma. Paz Alberto, president of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), projected more travelers would come to the Philippines this year as the economic [...]
LP bares Villar land controversy
February 12, 2010 13:36:00
Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
ILOILO – The Liberal Party unleashed Friday a land conversion bomb against Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Senator Manuel Villar.
In a press conference at the Iloilo Golf and Country Club in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, Former Senate president Franklin Drilon said Villar’s company, Crown Communities Iloilo, bought 12.7 hectares in [...]
NP bets entertain crowd with songs
February 12, 2010 13:32:00
Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
TANZA, Cavite – It’s not yet noon but lawyer Adel Tamano, Nacionalista Party senatorial candidate, already breaks out into a popular ditty on stage, while campaigning in Barangay (village) Uno here Friday.
If the Commission on Elections does prohibit showbiz celebrities from endorsing candidates for the May presidential elections, the [...]
Brontispa infestation alarming
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY – The infestation of Brontispa longissima (commonly known coconut leaf beetle) in many barangays of the city has become bigger and some areas are on alarming stage, City Agriculture Service Office has said.
CASO technicians Edgar Apas and Juliet Cruz during an actual monitoring in Brgy. Monterico, disclosed that almost [...]
BJMP “residents” value formation recepients
By Elvie Roa
ORMOC CITY — Inspector Enrico Fevidal Ormoc BJMP Warden disclosed that bjmp Ormoc is one of the recipients for the Therapeutic Communication (TC) Modality Program, a national program and encouraged by the Regional office to be strictly implemented.
It is a Value Formation seminar, attended by 97 inmates started last February 2 and will [...]
So young, so promising
MUSING MAASIN
By Ronald O. Reyes
Today, I would like to entirely devote my space here to congratulate a young man by the name of Bryan Sadoguio and his group-Maasin Outdoor Organization (MOO)—for coming up with a very laudable move in an effort to provide hope to some of our less fortunate children in the city, improvement [...]
