Police blasted for failing to find and arrest Ecleo

By Mylen P. Manto, BRP (The Freeman) CEBU - The prosecution team in the Ecleo parricide case has expressed their disappointment in the PNP for their failure to arrest former Dinagat representative Ruben Ecleo Jr. Ecleo is now wanted after he was convicted of parricide for kil…

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Reinvestigation of Cuiting's case urged

The Hong Kong-based sister of a Filipino-Chinese businessman who had been missing for more than two years now after having been reportedly kidnapped in Surigao City on Jan. 7, 2009 is appealing for a re-investigation of her brother’s abduction. Through her Filipino represen…

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Violence, chaos mars polls in some areas in Caraga Region, Misamis Oriental

Voters who went early to different polling precincts in some areas in the Caraga Region and nearby province of Misamis Oriental particularly Gingoog City made loud noises to express their dismay after they were informed voting ins aid precincts will be delayed while some cl…

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EDITORYAL - Unsa gyuy kahimtang sa lawas ni Ecleo?

Daghan kaayong nahibulong nganong nagpabiling maayo og lawas si Supreme cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. nga unta gi-diagnose naman siya nga sama sa usa ka taliulbong bomba niadtong 2004. Ang maong teminolohiya nga sama sa usa ka “time bomb” si Ecleo, usa ka indirektang pagpasabo…

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Surigao lawmaker's son makes waves in Siargao

The bid for a congressional seat of the lawyer-son of the longest serving congressman of the first district of Surigao del Norte has begun “making waves” in this town. Lawyer Constantino “Banjo” Navarro III (Nacionalista Party) has caught the imagination of young and old vot…

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James Yap to join Noynoy's Sorties in Mindanao Next Week, Surigao also

Basketball star James Yap will join the provincial sorties of his brother-in-law, Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in vote-rich Mindanao this week. The 28-year-old husband of television host Kris Aquino-Yap has been included in LP’s campai…

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Engine of Leyte-bound ship conks out at sea

Forty-five passengers and 17 crewmembers of a passenger ferry returned safely to the Lipata port here after the vessel suffered an engine failure while en route to Southern Leyte before dawn Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG-Surigao port commander Nelson d…

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Fungi can rehabilitate barren mine waste dumpsite - study

A technology that can bring back life to a once barren mine waste dumpsite has been proven viable. The technology entails the inoculation of forest trees with the versatile fungi Mycorrhiza before these are planted in once degraded areas. It made wonders on the mine waste dum…

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Incumbent Officials in Caraga still loyal to Lakas

Majority of the incumbent local officials in the five provinces and 70 municipalities in Caraga Region who have already filed their respective COCs remained loyal to President Arroyo’s administration party Lakas-Kampi-CMD, except with the Barbers and Casurra groups who affi…

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Barbers, Casurra filed COC under NP

The Nacionalista Party who fielded a complete slate for Surigao del Norte’s elective posts from municipal councilors to mayors of the province’s 20 towns and one component city filed their respective COCs on Saturday, records obtained from the Surigao del Norte Provincial C…

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Feature: Southern exposure

Every one at some time in his life has had a vision of an unspoilt place, one of natural beauty, peace and tranquility. Such is the Caraga Region, composed of six cities of Bayugan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabadbaran, Surigao and Tandag and five provinces namely Agusan del Norte, A…

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DoT pushes kayaking as new RP attraction

As the Philippine tourism sector zooms in on the country’s advantage on adventure activities, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is now strongly promoting the “kayaking” activity, especially in the remote provinces. “The Philippines is an archipelago composed of several thousan…

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Gov. Jade, the singing governor

Ai Ai delas Alas (left) has a new co-performer in Face to Phase...of Love, Life, Laughter and Beauty, which set last Saturday, Sept. 12, 9 p.m. at Aliw Theater. She’s Jade Ecleo (right), the governor of Dinagat Islands. The bubbly lady not only breaks into a weepy Didith Reye…

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Jinggoy, Mar, Pia top Senate poll , Gov. Ace Barbers got 11.5%

Pulse Asia released yesterday the results of the firm’s recent survey on senatorial candidates that showed Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada as the top favorite to win if the elections were held today. Estrada got 50.2 percent of votes, which translates to …

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Caraga Region tops national reading tests

Despite being a non-Tagalog speaking area, the Caraga Region in Mindanao topped the national reading test (RT) in Filipino conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd). The Reading Test (RT), utilizing appropriate reading evaluation instruments including actual oral read…

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Pacquiao's next title? DOT's poster boy

After peace envoy, boxing champ Manny Pacquiao’s next title might just be tourism poster boy. “Aside from brokering for peace, Pacquiao can help promote tourist spots in Mindanao,” Surigao del Norte Gov. Ace Barbers told reporters during the Daungan ng Balita sa Danarra Hote…

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LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD BARES LIST OF INTERIM NATIONAL OFFICERS

The so-called “powerhouse” Lakas-Kampi-CMD announced yesterday the officers of its national executive committee, in preparation for the May 2010 presidential elections. Quezon City Mayor Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte, who was designated senior vice president for external affai…

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Chiz, Loren, Noli top vice presidential poll

Senators Francis Escudero and Loren Legarda are nearly neck and neck in the latest survey on vice presidential contenders for the May 2010 elections. Twenty-four percent of respondents to Pulse Asia’s May 2009 Ulat ng Bayan survey expressed support for Escudero while 21 perc…

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Feature: Keeping the clean

Local officials, beach resort owners, residents, surfers, and environmentalists have banded together to promote local surfing and environmental protection to preserve the coastal area of San Juan town in La Union and other surfing sites in the country. Stakeholders led by Sa…

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One Network Bank bullish over loan, deposit growth in 2009

The positive gains in the first three months of 2009 have reinforced the 2009 full year targets of One Network Bank (ONB), the largest rural bank in Mindanao. It is looking to grow its loan portfolio to P8 billion by end 2009 from the P5.9 billion in the end of the first qua…

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