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coastal policy in
marine triangle pushed |
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lawmakers are pushing for a common ordinance to be adopted by three municipalities
in the Bohol Marine Triangle (BMT) area despite a lack of interest from one of
the local government units.
In
a joint meeting yesterday of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) committees on environment
and tourism, the delays in the implementation of the memorandum of agreement (MOA)
entered last September 2008 by the mayors of Baclayon, Dauis and Panglao was discussed.
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| ISO QUEST. Tagbilaran
LTO chief Joel Maloloy-on presents a report on the agency's rehabilitation program
to the ISO audit party and LTO regional officials led by Raul Aguiluz during last
Monday's final evaluation for ISO 9001:2000 certification. Foto DANNY REYES |
Just
Before Deadline
Frontrunners
to the Supreme
Court face serious obstacles
MANILA.
Questions swirl over the nomination of two reported frontrunners -- real estate
businessman Rodolfo Robles and Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera -- to the Supreme
Court post to be vacated by Justice Ruben Reyes on January 2, 2009. They are said
to be the leading contenders in a list of 14 candidates recently published by
the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) in newspapers and on its Web site.
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Editorial
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THE
(LACK OF)INDEPENDENCE
OF THE COURTS |
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Sometimes, when
teachers in school postulate that there are three independent branches of Government:
Executive, Legislative and the Judiciary - some students think that's baloney.
Let's
not even talk of the Lower House's canine devotion to the Palace - but how puny
the Justice System is in this country is and how that explains the dismal record
of dispensing justice here.
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UNDER THREAT. This underwater paradise,
a popular dive site among local and foreign tourists, is littered with bags of
cement that endanger the marine sanctuary after the cargo vessel MV Padre Pio-2
(above) dumped its cargo when it ran aground in the dive area. Foto courtesy
of HOLGER HORN | |
