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, [...]
PNP warned on partisan politics
By Jani Arnaiz
February 16, 2010
MAASIN CITY – Chief Superintendent Rey Lañada, police regional director in Eastern Visayas yesterday issued a stern warning to his men engaging in partisan politics.
CSupt. Lañada told police chiefs of the 18 municipalities and a city in the province that those who would show their partisanship in the coming elections would [...]
Comelec sets guidelines on campaigning for 2010 elections
Tacloban City — The Commission on Elections has put a cap on the amount of campaign money the presidential and vice presidential can spend, pegging it at P10 per voter and P5 per voter respectively, or a total of just a little over P500 million.
The Comelec, in its Resolution 8758, set the campaign period for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
DOLE pays tribute to 2 partners in East Visayas
by Virgilio Doroja
Tacloban City — The Department of Labor and Employment in Region 8 recently paid tribute to two of its partners, one, a Management Representative and the other, a Labor Representative to the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council, Regional Director Forter Puguon informed.
The honorees, Mr. Rene V. delos Reyes, administrative assistant at Energy Development [...]
No hiring, transfer of gov’t employees during election period, Comelec orders
Tacloban City — The Commission on Elections has ordered a freeze on hiring, promotion, salary increase, and transfer of government employees during the election period.
Through Resolution 8737 promulgated on Dec. 29, the Comelec said that from January 10 to June 9, there shall be no transfers of public officials or employees, including teachers, to [...]
PNP 8 vows to ensure strict implementation of election total gun ban in East Visayas
Tacloban City (January 5) — Newly-installed Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent Rey Lanada gave the assurance that the PNP in Region 8 will enforce total gun ban from January 10 to June 10 in order to ensure that honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE) will prevail.
In a media interview, Director Lanada urged the public to [...]
Welcome 2010: Another year of fruitful service, brighter hope
Tacloban City (January 3) — As various firecrackers of all shapes and forms roared into the air with million multi-colored lights blazing across the midnight horizon, millions of Filipinos joined the whole world in welcoming the new year 2010 with new hopes for a better tomorrow.
Amid the firecracker explosions turning the midnight sky into a [...]
