Candidates sign peace covenant in Ormoc
By Elvie Roman-Roa
ORMOC CITY – Local candidates on Sunday signed a covenant for honest, meaningful and peaceful elections (HOPE) for the May elections.
Spearheaded by the Comelec, PNP, Philippine Army and the Philippine Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), the covenant signing held at the Superdome was attended by the Lakas, Libera/Kaabag parties and independent [...]
Southern Leyte implements “Use Now, Pay Later” fertilizer program
By Bong Pedalino
Southern Leyte — Farmers in this province have availed with a unique assistance extended by the provincial government.
The “Use now, pay later” program for commercial fertilizer needs of farmers, mostly rice farmers, has been ongoing since it was first launched in January last year, said Malou Gaviola, a technician at the Office of [...]
Popcom updates in media meeting
By Elvie Roman-Roa
ORMOC CITY – Provincial Population Officers from Region 8 meet for a quarter media conference in Ormoc to give update on the status of the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) as applied on different cities and municipalities.
OIC – POPCOM Regional Director Ms. Elnora Pulma led the three-day quarter conference held in Sabin [...]
GSIS leads 5 gov’t agencies for unified ID card
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (March 2) — Move over eCard Plus. Here comes UMID, or Unified Multi-Purpose Identification Card.
Vilma Mooney, Regional Manager of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), in a casual meeting with members of local media Friday evening, Feb. 26, at Supercha restaurant here, announced that the State-owned pension fund would be [...]
Legality hampers prosecution
By Jani Arnaiz
MAASIN CITY – Provincial PNP director Senior Supt. Pepito Pacada on Wednesday admitted the lack of ample legal knowledge among police personnel in filing cases against suspects on drug related cases.
The admission came on the heels of a dismissed case due to technicality involving scion of political families charged of illegal possession [...]
The known and unknown in automation
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (22 February) — It is unfortunate, indeed, that private telecommunications giants harbored fears of being attacked or terrorized in providing the central technology backbone for the upcoming automated polls.
We just hope they had changed their minds, and reconsidered their positions, to focus on what needs to be done right at [...]
Goma supporters would still vote for him
By Elvie Roa
ORMOC CITY – Supporters of disqualified 4th district representatives in Leyte, Richard Gomez will still vote for him.
Liberal Party Mayoralty candidate in Ormoc, Engr. Marcos Larrazabal, an ally of Gomez, said they would continue to vote for him since his name is already in the official ballot of the Comelec for this May [...]
Search for 2010 outstanding public officials and employees is on
By R. G. Cadavos
Maasin City, Southern Leyte — To recognize deserving government workers in their performances, the Civil Service Commission ? Southern Leyte field office in a press release sent to PIA announces the search for the 2010 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees throughout the nation.
Cyril Nathan Sm. Eamiguel, CSC Director II based here in [...]
Candidates, please… obey poster-pasting rules
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Tacloban City (17 February) — The shallow excuse among supporters of political partes — or perhaps among candidates themselves — on why their own election campaign posters sprouted all over during the campaign season is that their opponents did the job to shame them.
Would you buy that? Such a reasoning is flimsy, [...]
DOLE turns over P300,000 to Maasin City for Nego-Kart program
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (15 February) — City Mayor Maloney Samaco received this morning a check in the amount of P 300,000 from Atty. Forter Puguon, Regional Director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), at the city gymnasium here following the Monday flag-raising rites with city hall employees.
Samaco, upon receipt of the check, [...]
