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VOL. LIII. No. 132
City of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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TALIBON DAM CASE
"Dismissal shatters people's faith"
By KIT BAGAIPO

 

The loss of more than a hundred million pesos in government funds is already substantial legal basis in order to prosecute five National Irrigation Administration (NIA) officials who were cleared of graft charges by the Ombudsman.

This was the statement made by lawyer Artemio Cabatos, one of the complainants in the much publicized alleged anomalies attending the Talibon Small Reservoir Impounding Project (TSRIP).
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CLEANING UP THE MESS. Construction continue at the Talibon Dam to absolutely remove any trace of the P165 million ghost project as the public condemns the Ombudsman ruling that cleared five NIA officials of graft charges saying it was a big blow to the government in its declared campaign against corruption. (Contributed foto)
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ARE WE READY FOR FEDERALISM?

 
 

The proposed shift from our present Unitary to a Federal State will appear radical to many.

But at the crux of the matter is

the philosophy of its advocates to weed out the inordinate powers of Central Government (Manila) and delegate such into 11 Federal State
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Just Before Deadline
Panic buying for guns,
bullets in Mindanao
With civilians arming themselves after their villages were attacked-some, threatened to be attacked-by Muslim rebels, there is now reportedly a shortage of firearms and bullets in Mindanao, sources said.
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SECURITY AT SEA. In case of a spillover of conflict in Mindanao via the sea waters of Bohol, this naval patrol boat will be at the forefront guarding the Tagbilaran-Panglao-Balicasag-Pamilacan area. Docked at the city port, the vessel will soon be strategically deployed somewhere at Balicasag Island. Foto DANNY REYES

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