Arrastre
takeover set
* Portmen seek TRO
By
KIT BAGAIPO | | | The
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has directed Tagbilaran port manager Raul Oblenda
to implement the turnover of the port services back to the Tagbilaran Maritime
Services, Inc. (TMSI) on Friday.
The
order came as an offshoot of the denial of a motion for intervention and opposition
by the Court of Appeals.
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| 
 | | TRACTOR
AT THE BEACH. What is this farm tractor doing right in the white sandy beach
in Tawala, Panglao, (left foto) while obstructions within the 20-meter salvage
zone are seen in the other photos taken during separate inspections conducted
by local DENR officials and a quick inspection by Gov. Erico Aumentado last week.
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| | Just
Before Deadline.... |
More
suspensions,
dismissals - DILG
MANILA.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday revealed
that more suspension and dismissal orders may be served on local government executives
before the end of the election season.
Interior
Secretary Ronaldo Puno said that aside from suspension and dismissal orders already
served by the DILG, he is awaiting Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez's ruling on
cases filed against hundreds of other local officials.
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| | Montes
backed by 8 kagawads as Lakas-CMD chair
By
KIT BAGAIPO MONTES | | Eight
out of 10 incumbent city councilors have signed a manifesto endorsing Vice Mayor
Nuevas Tirol-Montes as the official party chair of the ruling Lakas-CMD here and
not former City Mayor Joe Torralba.
Moreover, six of the eight incumbent
Lakas councilors together with Montes also conveyed to Gov. Erico Aumentado, in
a letter dated January 12, 2006, for the approval of the |
official
city Lakas slate composed of the incumbent city vice mayor and city councilors
belonging to the administration party.
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| | |  | | | 3-day
sale at Alturas
By
ARIEL E. FULLIDO
Gear
up for the Valentine season with savings galore as Alturas Supermarket will hold
a3-Day Sale
on February 2, 3 and 4. Alturas
PR/Marketing Manager, Loy M. Palapos, said the big sale offers huge discounts
of up to 50% on selected items at the Alturas Department Store. The sales blitz
is conceived as a means of giving away discounts in time for the Valentines Day
on February 14.
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| | | EDITORIAL | | | THE
MAKINGS OF A GARRISON STATE | | Why
be surprised that foreign investors shy away from the country? Why, the way things
are going - the country is fast turning into a garrison state? Consider this.
The
Gestapo-like raid of 200 armed PNP and Special Action Force on the Iloilo Capitol
last week to implement the suspension order against elderly |
Governor
Niel Tupas Sr. - armed with M-16 was an excessive display of violent force. Glass
panels and padlocked doors were crushed and unarmed civilians manhandled and intimidated
by pointing guns - a day before the suspension order was to officially take effect.
In front of national television, yet.
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