Carmen mayor insists politics taints ProTeam

A neophyte politician, stepping in the political arena as a mayor, takes early steps to the gubernatorial challenge by keeping her bailiwick all for herself and deprive the equity of the incumbent to penetrate the masses through the Prosperity Team (Pro-Team). Carmen Mayor Conchita Toribio-Delos...

New Bohol Airport in PNoy’s priorities

Ripe to rise into a learning place for tourism development initiatives (as groomed by the Department of Tourism), Bohol can expect a great deal of focused attention from the national government-on top of which is the timely implementation of the New Bohol Airport. In fact,...

PNP busy drug-busting, not on illegal gambling

A series of drug-busting operations contrasted sharply against the bare thoroughfares in the city during the Holy Week with head-turning hauls. Even on a Black Saturday, the Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) proceeded with the scheduled buy-bust operation at 2:30 p.m. in barangay San Isidro...

Easter Greetings 2012

Happy Easter to one and all. This is our heartfelt greeting at the start of this Season of Easter 2012. In the language of the Church who has undergone and suffered the long and weary time of Lent the greeting is suddenly transformed into words...

Oil price rollback skips Bohol

The negligible rollback in prices of petroleum products implemented by independent players, Flying V and Eastern Petroleum in Manila ,barely moved the market as the Big Three companies maintained the prices that last changed in the middle of March. Starting midnight of Spy Wednesday, Flying...

Christ is risen!

Christ is risen! The Christian world rejoices today as the most joyous of all feasts, the resurrection of Christ, is celebrated. The resurrection confirms the unique process of salvation “so that they may have life and live it to the full.” The jubilant pealing of...

Bohol DPWH “hotbed” of corruption exposed

The front page article of the Chronicle last week about DPWH ‘s claim of having saved P8-Billion due to  DPWH agencyreforms during the lkast 15 months apparently stirred a hornet’s nest in Bohol. Boholano contractor, Engr. Petronilo “Nilo” Sarigumba downplayed the claim of  the Department...

“SINNERS THAT WE ARE”

Christendom is in the midst today, Holy Wednesday, of the celebration of the Holy Week. Though many may seem dolorous and remorseful-looking over the fact that we have made gods of material things and earthly honors, Holy Week is still celebrated because it is indeed...

PH to divert flights as N. Korea sets launch

MANILA. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said yesterday it would divert flights to and fromJapan andSouth Korea to coincide with a planned North Korean rocket launch over fears of falling debris. Flight paths fromJapanandSouth KoreatoManilaairport will be closed on April 12-16, whenPyongyangis...

*The holiest of weeks*

By Fr. Roy Cimagala Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com THE Holy Week is, of course, not just like any other week. It is THE week, the mother of all weeks, the most important week in the liturgical...