Archive for July 27th, 2014

“White Stations”: The Real Culprit

“White Stations”: The Real Culprit Public clamor for greater transparency in the pricing of fuel and public perception by consumers who believe that they are being “gouged” by the so called Big 3 has shifted to “white stations” –  gasoline stations that are not bound...

Mayor Yap Requests 2 New City Courts

Mayor Yap Requests 2 New City Courts Last May 2014, City Mayor John Geesnell “BABA”Yap wrote to Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno regarding the implementation of Republic Act 9309, an act which created the two (2) additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities...

Loay, real site of friendly ,’bloody’ encounter of Sikatuna & Legaspi

Loay, real site of friendly ,”bloody”    encounter of Sikatuna & Legaspi   LOAY, Bohol – Now, truth must prevail. The National Historical Institute (NHI), a national government agency authorized under the law (Presidential Decree No. 260) to take care of the historical, or scientific...

Loay…,from page 2

No. 04, series of 2005, entitled, “A Resolution Adopting The Recommendation of the Panel Resolving The Site of the Blood Compact between Sikatuna and Legaspi,” the (NHI) said that Loay town is the place where the blood compact took place on March 25, 1565. NHI...

Future IT Hub Bohol gains global IT power thru PLDT fiber

Future IT Hub Bohol gains global IT power thru PLDT fiber   Bohol has acquired at age 160 a connectivity strength it has long needed to be truly global and competitive in major forces of advancement driven by information communications technology. The launching of PLDT’s...

First online skills registry: more jobs for boholanos

First online skills registry: more jobs for boholanos The first of its kind Provincial Online Registry for the local workforce was launched in Bohol Friday. Gov. Edgar M. Chatto spearheaded the event with Provincial Government of Bohol officials, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)...

Earthquake song wins Sandugo music festival

Earthquake song wins Sandugo music festival Stitching disaster wounds with inspiring lyrics and forceful melody, a musical piece “dedicated to the victims of the great earthquake” won the top prize of the 2014 Bohol Sandugo Song Festival during the grand performance Saturday night. The grand winning...

Cong. Relampagos Calls for Policy on National Land Use

Cong. Relampagos Calls for Policy on National Land Use Last June 2014, the House of Representatives submitted to the Senate House Bill No. 4382 or the “National Land Use and Management Act of the Philippines.” The proposed measure, co-authored by Cong. Rene L. Relampagos of...

Bohol’s oldest man alive; his secret: ‘simple living’

Bohol’s oldest man alive; his secret: ‘simple living’ SAN ISIDRO, Bohol – He’s certainly seen his fair share of life’s ups and downs. And Pedro L. Samuya, in an interview with a  not-so-audible voice, said he enjoys life and  is happy.  At 106, Pedro L. Samuya of...

Bohol solons passes law protecting car buyers

Bohol solons passes law protecting car buyers A new law has just been approved to protect car buyers from losses resulting from getting defective units. The initiative came from Bohol Third District Rep. Arthur Yap whose House Bill 197 filed for this purpose had been incorporated...
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