Archive for January 15th, 2012

Senators defend Aquino vs. Corona camp accusations

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Senator-judges denied allegations that President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is convincing them to vote for Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment. Retired Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas, Corona’s lead counsel, said the defense is concerned over reports that the president himself is influencing members of the impeachment...

Ex-Rep. Ronald Singson back in Ilocos Sur a free man

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Former Ilocos Sur Representative Ronald Singson is a free man once again and back home in Vigan, where relatives and friends welcomed him. He had served 18 months of jail time in Hong Kong after pleading guilty to possession of illegal drugs. His father, Ilocos...

CORONA : THE DUKE OF DECEPTION?

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
CORONA : THE DUKE OF DECEPTION? The Bohol Bar Association is also right in asking Chief Justice Renato Corona to resign to spare us the “anguish and expense” of an impeachment process. Besides, it argues, Corona “ab initio” is an illegal GMA “midnight appointee”  – violative of  Article VII Section 15...

Cabalit brands Lim a “dictator”

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Beleaguered Taloto Captain Faro Cabalit did not mince words in branding City Mayor Dan Neri Lim as a “dictator”- chief executive after a display of  absolute power shown by the mayor in installing Cogon Barangay Captain Philipp “Pepot” Besas as the new City ABC president...

Relief actions stepped up for typhoon victims

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
CAGAYAN DE ORO. Relief operation is not only restricted in providing foodstuffs, medicines and shelter but also on psycho-social aspect to victims of tropical storm “Sendong” that devastated this capital city of Misamis Oriental, indicated the report of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council...

Fire hits BISU Bilar last night

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
BILAR. The huge complex of the Bohol Island State University (BISU) was spared from having been leveled to the ground in a fire which hit one of its cottages past 6 o’clock  last night. Riverside Barangay Captain Chanel Luzano, during an interview with dyRD’s “Tagbilaran-By-Nite”...

Everester Emata, natural farming guru Lim arriving

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Everester Emata, natural farming guru Lim arriving Are you health conscious? Here’s one event that will bring into one’s full consciousness that exercise and eating the right foods can make one healthy and strong. Everester Erwin “Pastor” Emata and  Andry Lim, the country’s guru in natural farming, will be arriving this weekend...

Cartel manipulating oil pump prices, LPG here?

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Oligopolists in the local oil market taking advantage of the alleged nationwide cartel must have been behind the higher prices of petroleum products in Bohol compared to prices in nearby provinces. Former Governor Victor de la Serna was tempted to suspect this scenario amid the...

Boholanos outraged over gruesome slay

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Governor Edgar Chatto declared that the entire Boholano population is enraged by the rape and gruesome killing of the cashier of Bohol Divers Resort’s U-bar that woke up the entire province from the complacency  after the news of a much reduced crime rate. In support,...

Non-segregation of waste means penalty – city gov’t

By Sunday, January 15th, 2012
City residents who will be caught dumping non-segregated wastes in the streets  will now face penalty or will be charged in court. This was disclosed to the Chronicle by City Solid Waste Management chief Engr. Edmond Jimenez last Friday. Jimenez explained that the city of...
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