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SAFETY
FIRST. Philippine Coast Guard inspects the 18 floating
restaurants at the Loboc River Cruise which expect huge
volume of tourists for the Chinese New Year. Five boats
will be grounded starting today after the hulls were found
dilapidated and the steel frames on the boat were weak.
PCG said this is to assure safety of the visiting tourists.
Foto DANNY REYES |
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The
three Boholano congressmen joined in the orchestrated
ouster move against Jose de Venecia, Jr as House Speaker
in a marathon session which last up to 1 o'clock dawn
yesterday.
Amomg
the three solons, only newcomer Rep. Adam Jala (third
district) articulated on the floor his stand for voting
for the ouster of De Venecia. Last termers Rep. Edgar
Chatto and Rep. Roberto Cajes manifested their "yes"
vote calling for the ouster, but did not
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state
their reasons during the nationally televised session yesterday.
In
his statement, Jala said after "seven months as congressman,
he noticed the non-efficient delivery of projects under the
De Venecia leadership." He raised the question on transparency
as well.
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Voting
yes to the ouster move, means standing what will do better
in the House of Representatives, Jala said. The solon
succeeded his father, ex-Rep. Eladio Jala.
The
three Bohol solons, under Lakas, were political allies
of de Venecia and with Pres. Arroyo as well. However,
with the rift between the House Speaker and the Palace,
they have to make a choice during yesterday's marathon
session.
De
Venecia accused Pres. Arroyo and her family of orchestrating
his ouster. He vowed to raise questions about alleged
vote-rigging during the 2004 presidential election.
He likewise lambasted the President on corruption much
more specifically on the unresolved multi-billion ZTE
Broadband issue.
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De
Venecia spoke after Palawan Rep. Abraham Mitra moved to declare
the office of the Speaker vacant. The voting followed which
later led to the election of Davao Rep. Prospero Nograles
as the new House speaker.
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