Holy Week Peaceful

The observance of the Holy Week had been peaceful in Bohol, without any major incident in the police blotter. Police Provincial Director Constantino Barot Jr. attributed this to the intensified police visibility in strategic areas of the province, especially Loboc where people flocked to Kruz...

Public hits O-jet for poor service

Oceanjet fastcrafts hit snag anew for placing supposed “valued” passengers to an ordeal of an inconvenient sea travel—an ironic clinch of a Holy Week vacation. Gerry Guidaben of DOLE-Bohol shared a sad experience taking Oceanjet-7 in his return home on Saturday from a fine vacation...

PORT SECURITY QUESTIONED

The management of Starlite passenger terminal at the Tagbilaran Tourist Port continues to gather criticisms for questionable security system after a reported former member of Kuratong Baleleng Gang managed to sneak in a firearm unnoticed. Nanette Nicasio, manager of Starlite terminal at the Tagbilaran Tourist...

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...

Today is Spy Wednesday

Christendom plunges into deep Lenten gloom today, Holy Wednesday, to recall the treacherous kiss of betrayal by Judas Escariot who handed Jesus to the Roman soldiers for 30 pieces of silver. Today is also known as “Spy Wednesday” because of the sneaky move Judas used...

Pro-Teams pulled out from Carmen

Hinting the 2013 picture, a probable challenger in the gubernatorial derby finally draw the turf line when she rid her town of the services of the provincial administration’s pulse rater of the community’s needs and concerns called Prosperity Team. The Prosperity Teams has been designed...