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...

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...

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...

DPWH reforms save P8B in 15 mos – Singson

BY: BINGO P. DEJARESCO III MAKATI-  Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), heretofore one of the flagships of corruption,  saved P 8-Billion in just 15 months, said DPWH secretary  Rogelio Lazo Singson before a crowd of businessmen and finance men at the Hotel Shangrila...

Palm Sunday ushers Holy Week

The pealing of Church bells will be heard for the last time today as Christendom plunges into a week of deep mourning to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Today, Palm Sunday, also marks the triumphant entry of Jesus riding on a donkey into Jerusalem...

Gas price P2 down in Bohol

Following the governor’s strong appeal and persistence, the “Big Three” oil companies arranged with their local dealers in Bohol to roll back prices of gasoline by P2 and diesel by P1. As the prime mover in the effort to bring down high fuel prices in...

PETRON ROLLSBACK P2/LITER

At least the governor’s interventions in the prevailing woes on high prices of petroleum products never fell on deaf ears when Petron took the lead yesterday in reducing pump prices inBoholby P1.50 for diesel and P2 for gasoline per liter . Prices of Petron’s Xtra...