Archive for January, 2012

Lim: No charges filed against me

Tagbilaran Mayor Dan Lim yesterday said two flight attendants who accused him of pulling his pants down and showing his genitals aboard a Zest Air flight last month have not filed any charges against him, contrary to media reports. Instead, it was the city mayor...

Looming tax revolt besets Panglao town

Panglao, still reeling from tax loss estimated at P700-thousand a month because of a still unresolved court case over the Enviromental User’s Fee (EUF) implementing guidelines, is again confronted with a more serious problem over the rising hostility by tax payers with respect to the...

NAIA caused planes’ delayed arrivals here

NAIA caused planes’ delayed arrivals here Only few people know that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila is the usual reason why flights to the provinces are delayed. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Manager Edgar Solis said that the reason why flight arrivals from Manila are delayed is...

12th Ubi fest hits huges sales

12th Ubi fest hits huges sales Bohol is trending in the brisk sales of fresh-harvest Ubi and home-made pastry products, including Ubi kalamay, all made of the yummy Kinampay (aromatic variety) during the 12th Ubi Festival held last week at Plaza Rizal despite low productivity. The Ubifest also showcased newly-innovated products...

High fuel prices checked

High fuel prices checked12TH Ubi fest hits huges salesBohol affected by economic slump

THE INDUSTRIES TO WATCH IN 2013

THE INDUSTRIES TO WATCH IN 2013 This may not happen in most of our lifetime but it is happily noted with undisguised glee. Recent business forecasts said by 2050-about 40 years from now- the Philippines will be the 16th biggest economy in the world! This is also a fulfillment of the...

Road closed for 120 days

Road closed for 120 days The national highway along the landslide section in sitio Liloan of Poblacion, Cortes has been closed starting yesterday while the Department of Public Works and Highway undertakes the over P12-million long-term engineering interventions in the area for 120-150 days. Engr. Ester Calacat of the DPWH...

BOHOL AFFECTED BY ECONOMIC SLUMP

By BINGO P. DEJARESCO III Bohol has also been somewhat affected by the overall slowdown of the Philippine economy in 2011, according to two bankers in town. The Philippine economy slackened – reflected by a weakened GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate in 2011 of...

Everester Emata, guru Lim at Panglao camp

Everester Emata, guru Lim at Panglao camp 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...

Bohol civil engineers bid for CPES accreditation

Bohol civil engineers bid  for CPES accreditation Tagbilaran City, Bohol— The Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh),  led by Governor Edgar M. Chatto, intensifies effort to ensure effective delivery of various infrastructure projects in the province as 29 government civil engineers here aim to qualify for Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES) accreditation, a...