Birth pains for high-tech polls
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (25 January) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Jose Melo was right. “We are comfortable with the preparations that we have,” the man in-charge of the action for the 2010 computerized elections was quoted as saying.
“The pace of the preparations is going quite well. We have invested a lot [...]
Driver trapped for 4 hours
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY – Local rescue group took more than 4 hours to get a bus driver who was trapped in his driver’s seat after the passenger bus he was driving bumped into a concrete wall.
PCP1 chief P/CInsp. Neil Montaño, identified the victim as Jerry Subico, driver Pepe Bus line bearing plate number [...]
So. Leyte DAR officials visit Ormoc cassava industry
By Ronnie C. Roa
Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers of Southern Leyte including the DAR Provincial Officer and a non-government organization went to Ormoc City last Monday, January 18 to inquire about Tapioca Industry.
Agapito “Yongyong” Pongos, National Chairman of Philippine Tapioca Board and proprietor of Early 7 Marketing introduced the cassava industry to the visitors from Southern [...]
The fate of 16 towns, cities
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (19 January) — Last time I heard, the controversial Supreme Court (SC) decision regarding the 16 new cities case had become final and executory in favor of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP. This was on May 21, 2009.
Then suddenly, four days before Christmas, 2009, the SC reversed [...]
Feature: Mango stops growth of colon, breast cancer cells in lab
Tacloban City (January 19) — The luscious mango fruit is not only delicious. According to a new study, mango has been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the lab.
In a new study conducted by Texas AgriLife Research, researchers tested the effects of polyphenol extracts from five different types [...]
The Filipino everyman as businessman
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (13 January) — It is hard to imagine the image of the average Filipino as engaging in business, a legal, legitimate, profit-oriented enterprise be it in the services sector or in commercial trading, buy-and-sell concern, merchandising or any other gainful activity.
This is not to say that the ordinary Filipino does [...]
DENR takes custody of endangered eagle
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (13 January) — An eagle captured in the wild off the woods in barangay Combado here ended in the protective custody of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), when it was unable to fly upon release at the capitol sunken garden due to a slightly fractured wing.
Rudy Leonor, in-charge [...]
RDCC-8 prepares Disaster Risk Management Plan to attain zero casualty
By Jonnie H. Buenaventura
Tacloban City (13 January) — The Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC-8) convened yesterday its technical working group to discuss parameters to address zero casualty for loss to life and property in case a disaster occurs.
According to Angel D. Gaviola, Regional Director Office of Civil Defense (OCD-8) “that nobody can tell what [...]
Letter to editor
Dear Jani:
I hope this email finds you well. I also hope by now, family members have finally recuperated from funeral-related tasks.
By the way, sincere thanks to you and Ronaldo Reyes for the article/coverage about me. You didn’t have to do it, but I sure do appreciate the recognition. I’ll probably post my comments online at the right [...]
DTI calls on people to aspire being businessmen, not job seekers
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City — The key to prosperity and wealth is to become an entrepreneur, not an office worker.
Mike Nunez, Provincial Director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), floated this challenging call this morning during the DYSL Kapihan sa PIA, the first kapihan forum of the new year held at the [...]
