OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL
For Inko Dadoy, “Godspeed in your journey in the afterlife!,” Sir…
Yel Kangleon Cobile
Virginia, USA
Gus Arnaiz, my journalism mentor at the university of hard knocks
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (December 29) — Gus Arnaiz has gone back to his Maker. That is an understatement. For to him, he has gone back to his Maker.
The eternal life after this life has always been one of our hot topics up for discussion everytime we sat down together to down bottles [...]
Maasinhon in US suggests hero citation for late mediaman Agustin Arnaiz
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City — A Maasinhon now residing in Virginia, USA, has called on the “big three” local leaders — City Mayor Maloney Samaco, Gov. Damian Mercado, and Cong. Roger Mercado — to award a posthumous hero citation to Agustin Cerro Arnaiz, 85, for having actively served as member of Philippine Scouts during the [...]
Veteran journalist Gus Arnaiz, writes 30
2nd Update 15:45 December 27, 2009
MAASIN CITY – Veteran journalist and publisher, Agustin Cerro “Gus” Arnaiz, Sr. succumbed to cardio pulmonary arrest after a massive asthma attack at around 7:20 p.m. Saturday. He was 85 years old.
He is survived by his wife Salud, children Eleanor, Agustin Jr, Januario, Filipinas, Margaret, Victoria, Mary May [...]
GAME U officers inducted
By Jani Arnaiz
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte – The pioneering officers of the newly formed Grand Association of Maasinhon Expatriates in UAE (Game U) were finally inducted as the highlight of their Christmas party last December 17 at Al Ghurair City, Deira, Dubai UAE.
Inducted were Sofronio “Loloy” Caberte, Jr., president, Fidel Alejandria, vice president, Arvin Dajao, [...]
Scions of prominent families held for “shabu”
By Jani Arnaiz
First posted 13:34 December 19, 2009
MAASIN CITY – A crack team from the regional offices of PDEA and CIDG have arrested two scions of prominent political families here dawn on Saturday.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group team arrested Manuel Enage IV and Gerard Yñiguez at around 2:30 [...]
Maasin City mayor is subcamp chief in 26th Asia-Pacific Jamboree
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (December 19) — City Mayor Maloney Samaco has been designated as one of the Subcamp Chiefs for the 26th Asia-Pacific Jamboree to be held at Mount Makiling, Laguna, from December 28 up to January 3, 2010, a regional gathering of Boy Scouts and Scouters coming from different councils around the country, [...]
2010 BSP National Rover Moot and One-Visayas Jamboree in Maasin
MISSIONS AND SIGHTS AND MOTIONS
By Maloney Samaco
The Boys Scouts of the Philippines Eastern Visayas Regional Council approved the back-to back hosting of the 7th National Rover Moot and the 1st One-Visayas Jamboree during its meeting last October 10, 2009 at Bohol BSP Council Office in Tagbilaran City. Presided over by yours truly, the original [...]
Eight days of Martial Rule
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (15 December) — Martial Law has been lifted in Maguindanao after a record eight days of swift implementation, from December 4 to 12, 2009.
With this development, perennial critics of the government were pleased and appeased. Or were they?
Virtually far from it, for they will always have bagful of alibis [...]
