TRO
to block water rate hike
By KIT BAGAIPO | | | The
provincial and city governments will separately petition for the issuance of a
temporary restraining order at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) on the imposition
of a 40.79% water rate increase of Bohol Water Utilities Inc. (BWUI).
Capitol
and City Hall officials will take the legal remedies against the increase of water
rates, which was approved by the National Water Resource Board (NWRB).
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STORY | | LOBOC
CRUISE. In order to iron out kinks for the operation of the P14 million new
Loboc Cruise docking port/terminal, the Provincial Tourism Council chaired by
Peter Dejaresco and BM Corazon Galbreath met boat operators, tour operators together
with Loboc Mayor Leon Calipusan at the Loboc Tourism Complex last Monday. Rep.
Eladio Jala joined the meeting to assure that the bailey bridge reinforcement
work will be fast tracked in time for the visit of guests from the ASEAN Summit
in Cebu City on Dec 10-14. |
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Abu
Sayyaf in American's
beheading in 2001 nabbed
ZAMBOANGA
CITY. Military intelligence agents have arrested the Abu Sayyaf leader who allegedly
decapitated American hostage Guillermo Sobero in June 2001, the military said
yesterday.
Major
Eugene Batara, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said
Annik Abbas alias Abu Anek was arrested on Friday evening in Colonia village in
Lamitan, Basilan.
Abbas's
victim, Sobero, was among 21 persons - including American couple Martin and Gracia
Burnham - taken from the Dos Palmas resort in Palawan during a raid by the group
of bandits in May 2001.
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| | La
Paz officials, residents unite vs. Globe
By
KIT BAGAIPO
Barangay
La Paz officials in Cortes town unanimously agreed to revoke a previous resolution
allowing Globe Telecom to construct a cellsite tower during its barangay session
last Friday despite legal ramifications that might arise against the telecommunications
giant.
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STORY | | |  | | | DTI
cites Alturas for consumer excellence
By
ARIEL E. FULLIDO
As
a fitting honor to the province's leading supermarket, which is celebrating more
than two decades of dedicated service to the Boholanos, the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) gives due recognition to Alturas Supermarket for upholding
consumer rights and awards the Silver Seal of excellence for its total commitment
to consumers.
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| | | EDITORIAL | | | "ASIAN
HEROES AND RP VILLAINS"| | |  | | A
sad legacy we may have inherited from 400 years of Spanish colonization, American
rule, Japanese occupation and the God-awful Marcos Martial Law is our inability
to complain even when our consumer rights are trampled upon. |
Slow
to anger may be biblical but even Christ would condone righteous indignation for
unfair practices against consumers.
Betcha
by golly, that's the reason why there are special smoking lounges and in public
buildings and malls are No-Smoking zones. The right of Marlboro and Philip Morris
to rake money and the right to relax by puffing cigarettes with nicotine ends
when the right of your neighbor to defend himself from lung cancer and asthma
begins.
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OF EVIDENCE? Construction continues for the highly-anomalous Talibon reservoir
project while the Ombudsman appears indecisive with the filing of cases against
accused NIA officials. |
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