Maasin city’s anti-smoking drive recognized
By Jani Arnaiz
MAASIN CITY – The strict implementation of the no smoking drive of the city government has taken its toll on the smokers and vendors.
With “smoking free area” stickers pasted in every nook and corners in the city proper, many smokers has to forego their habits or else they would get a sneer from [...]
We are back!
June 21, 2010
AFTER over a month of hiatus, The Reporter online will resume its operations bringing news and feature stories in and about Southern Leyte province and the rest of the Eastern Visayas.
The Reporter online opted for unforced break to heal and “put ice” on the heated minds of its bloggers from the opposing camps.
Unfounded [...]
S. Leyte poll winners proclaimed
By Jani Arnaiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:13:00 05/17/2010
Filed Under: Inquirer Politics, Eleksyon 2010, Elections
MAASIN CITY—After five days of anxious waiting, the winners in ten towns in Southern Leyte province that were delayed because of malfunctioned compact flash cards were finally proclaimed on Friday.
The conclusion of the elections in these towns also led to the proclamation [...]
Arroyo ‘declined’ to run for Speaker – ally
By Jani Arnaiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:07:00 05/15/2010
Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Elections, Politics
MAASIN CITY, Philippines –President Macapagal Arroyo, the congresswoman-elect of Pampanga’s second district, has allegedly “declined” her allies’ prodding to run for Speaker, saying she would rather be like “Sonia Gandhi” of the Philippines, a lawmaker said on Saturday.
Gandhi is the Italian-born widow of [...]
A call for unity
MUSING MAASIN
By Ronald O. Reyes
For an intelligent leader, there is nothing more sensible than to come up with a clear and peaceful step in solving a problem that comes along his way.
Here in Southern Leyte, it is urgent that this kind of step must be worked out once and for all as May 10, 2010 [...]
Estrada, Aquino, 32 others lead church’s tag
By Ronald O. Reyes
TACLOBAN CITY — “Discern whether supporters of RH bill deserve to be our leaders.”
This warning altogether with the names of candidates who supported the Reproductive Health (RH) bill is written in 40 pieces of tarpaulins, measuring about 2 meters by 5 meters, and which are now visibly hanged in the churches in [...]
LP, Castañares junk Lerias-Saludo tandem, go for Mercados
By Jani Arnaiz
May 6, 2010
MAASIN CITY –The Liberal Party provincial hierarchy will junk the candidates of Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas in the province of Southern Leyte.
The Liberal Party has no provincial candidates for congressman, governor and city mayor but Noynoy has chosen NPC bets Dundeet Lerias for governor and her mother former Gov. Rosette [...]
Know your candidates for So. Leyte
It’s a Facebook campaign for S. Leyte’s bets; meet Jerome, Jeffrey and Ramil
By Jani Arnaiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:14:00 04/30/2010
Filed Under: Elections, Internet, Social networking
THEY ARE YOUNG and unknown to the political arena of Southern Leyte province.
Yet, the Roden brothers, Jerome, 33, and Jeffrey, 31, are unfazed. They are running for governor and congressman, respectively, [...]
Know your candidates for So. Leyte
‘I am hoping for an increased involvement of the people,’ Dudeet Lerias
By Ronald O. Reyes
(Below is the full transcript of the interview with So. Leyte gubernatorial candidate Ms. Marisa “Dundeet” Lerias (NPC) and this writer via electronic mail.)
The Reporteronline: For the second time, you are running against incumbent Gov. Damian Mercado, [...]
BFAR to turn EV fishermen into marine farmers
By Ronald O. Reyes
CARIGARA, Leyte–The next time you call them as lowly fishermen, think again.
This is what Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) director for Eastern Visayas Juan Albaladejo has to say on the new thrust of their office to turn ordinary fishermen in the region into seafood growers.
“We are now encouraging our fishermen [...]
