OMBUDSMAN RULING:
BM, ex-mayor face
graft suit

Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez has ordered the filing of graft charges against an incumbent provincial board member and a former mayor at the Sandiganbayan.

Gutierrez approved the ruling of the Ombudsman-Visayas Graft Investigation and Prosecution Office which found prima facie evidence against Board Member Josil Trabajo and former Carmen Mayor Pedro Budiongan in violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
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TRABAJO, BUDIONGAN

EDITORIAL
80 MILLION "COWARDS" NO MORE

The Authorities thought that turning the country into a semi-"police state" will make cowards of 80 million Filipinos. In a "slow burn,"

"Botika sa Katawhan" closed
By: KIT BAGAIPO

What started out as a series of attacks by a city councilor into funds allocated for the Botika sa Katawhan, ends up with the closure of the public pharmacy which gives out free medicines to poor city residents.

City Mayor Dan Lim yesterday said he will suspend the operation of the Botika sa Katawhan until the issues raised in a resolution filed by Councilor Zenaido Rama are resolved.
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1st Prov'l Choral Festival at ICM
By ARIEL E. FULLIDO

The Provincial Government of Bohol, through the Center for Culture & Arts Development (CCAD) and Bohol Arts & Cultural Heritage (BACH) Council, will hold the 1st Provincial Choral Festival at the Island City Mall Activity Center, from February 25 to 28.

Be delighted by the harmony of voices as different children and youth choir in Bohol will perform every 4:00 o' clock in the afternoon at the Activity Center in the following schedules: February 25 - Loon South Central Elem. School Children's Choir and Loon Youth Choir; February 26 - Himig
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SPORTS
Next foes for Banal, Bautista

It's still a long way to go before their next crucial fights but ALA Gym warriors AJ "Bazooka" Banal and Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista are dead set to score impressive wins.

Bohol's dynamic duo is scheduled to see action underneath Gerry Penalosa's WBO title defense against Thai Ratanachai Vorapinvorapin on April 6 at the historic Araneta Coliseum. Of the two Boholano world prospects Banal faces the most serious challenge of his young pro career against an equally unbeaten WBC Latino champ.
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MANILA. Former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. denied that he threatened the life of Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada Jr. and claimed that Lozada even went back to the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong City several times after the threat was allegedly made on January 18, 2007.

Abalos said Lozada, the Senate's star witness on the controversial $329-million contract with ZTE Corp. for the national broadband network (NBN), went back to Wack Wack several times in February, 2007 after the death threat was allegedly made.
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