Edu wants probe over Ampatuans arms cache
By Roberto C. Dejon and Ronnie Roa
ORMOC CITY — “Let’s stop finger pointing!” Lakas-Kampi-CMD vice presidential candidate Eduardo “Edu” Manzano said during an interaction with local media during his visit here last week .
Manzano was referring to the insinuation that the arms cache recovered from Ampatuan family, the primary suspect of the Maguindanao Massacre [...]
Edu wants to led the DILG
By
Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY — Lakas-Kampi-CMD vice presidential bet Eduardo “Edu” Manzano told local media during a breakfast interaction Friday that if he would be elected in the 2010 elections he would like to head the Department of Interior and Local Government.
Elected Vice presidents usually get appointed to a cabinet position.
Former Pres. Fidel V. [...]
Two fires hit Ormoc, ma and son killed
By Roberto C. Dejon and Ronnie Roa
ORMOC CITY – A mother and her child were killed when their house along block 7-Rafi, Tambulilid village was razed to the ground early morning Wednesday.
Deputy city Fire Marshall F/Insp. Concesa Asumbrado, identified the fatalities as Jasmine Diando y Goc-ong, 29, married, and his son 11 months old [...]
City turns over 81 computer sets to 48 schools
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte – Forty Elementary schools and eight national high schools in the city on Friday received personal computer sets and printers from the city government in a simple turn-over ceremony at the Ormoc City Division Cutural Center.
Mayor Eric C. Codilla after distributing the computers said the idea of [...]
Mayor Codilla up vs 3 bets, 31 vie for city council
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY — City Mayor Eric C. Codilla and running mate vice Mayor Nepumoceno P. Aparis and the complete slate for his line up consisting 8 incumbents for councilors and 2 new colleagues formally submitted their Certificate of Candidacy to the local Commission on Election office at the superdome Tuesday morning.
Mayor Codilla [...]
EDC engineer shot twice, wife also hit
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte — A mechanical engineer of Energy Development Corporation is in critical condition after an unidentified gunman shot him twice in the neck in front of a mall yesterday at about 8:30 in the morning.
Police precinct 1 chief, Police Chief Inspector Neil Montaño, identified the victim as Carlos Venezuela y [...]
Ormoc tourism center inaugurated
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte — The city tourism information center located at the port area of the city was formally opened with a simple ceremony on Monday.
The information center will accommodate tourists, local or foreigners, who want to find a place to stay and a place to visit while in the city.
Mayor Eric [...]
Gibo swears in Leyte’s 4th district officials, sees importance of local leaders
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte — Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential standard bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro on Wednesday sworn in into the ruling party incumbent officials and reelectionists including board members in the fourth district of Leyte.
The swearing in took place at Codilla’s guest house at Doña Feliza village.
Teodoro, who was on the thick of preparation for [...]
Cassava demand surges
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte – The country has imported cassava starch worth US$15.60 million in 2008, says a top official of Philippine Starch Corporation.
Cris Diaz, Vice President for Agri-operations of the Philippine Starch Corporation disclosed that a data from the Philippine Cassava Starch Millers Association indicated that in 2008 alone, the Philippines imported [...]
New Ormoc City street lightings hit
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY, Leyte Philippines – Several residents here are lambasting the city government for changing the sodium street lights in the city into cheaper fluorescent type bulbs.
The complaints were aired over a local FM radio station and posted in other media forums like in Facebook.
In the Facebook account of Better Ormoc, viewers [...]
