| DPWH:
No turnover needed | | | Illegal
drainage connections lining CPG Avenue must be cut and City Hall must not wait
for the Tagbilaran sewer network to be turned-over from the Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH).
DPWH
senior undersecretary Manuel Bonoan categorically declared last Monday that the
city drainage system is part of the national highway under the agency's jurisdiction.FULL
STORY |
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| | COMMON
SIGHT. Flooding along CPG North Ave. is a common sight during rains since
the drainage problem remains unresolved by the city government. DPWH Usec. Manuel
Bonoan (left foto) categorically said there's no need for the project to be turned
over to the city government. |
Just
Before Deadline....
De
Venecia group
fails to file oust rap
MANILA.
The grand plan to successively file three identical impeachment complaints against
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the House of Representatives was thwarted
yesterday by the simple matter of there being no Secretary General to receive
it.
Businessman
Jose De Venecia III, who led the group, said House secretary general Marylyn Yap
was in Switzerland. FULL
STORY | 
| | No
'melamine' case here,
says DOH usec
There's
no contamination case of melamine in milk products sold in the province of Bohol,
Usec. Elmer Punzalan of the Department of Health (DOH) said.
But
despite this finding by DOH's Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) regional office,
the milk consuming public is urged to report symptoms of melamine-tainted products,
Punzalan last week said in an interview with Contact Point over DyRD.
FULL
STORY | | |  | | | Sec.
Yap at UB grad Wed.
By LEO ARMANDO
B. BONCALES Agriculture
Secretary Arthur Cua Yap is slated to speak as guest of honor during the 135th
graduation exercises of the University of Bohol on October l5, 2008, at 4:00 p.m.,
at the university quadrangle.
Dalia
Melda Tirol-Magno, school registrar bared that the office of secretary Yap had
already confirmed the schedule last week.
FULL
STORY
| | | EDITORIAL | | | LET
THE PUBLIC JUDGE:
IS OUR MEDIA FAIR? | | The
primary role of Media is to report and inform the public.
An
informed citizenry is a vigilant citizenry. An informed community does less guesswork
and therefore makes decision more wisely. |
The
Bohol Chronicle (54 years) and Station DYRD (47 years) know that all too well.
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| | PUBLIC
ENEMY NO. 1. If the drainage turns out to be a sewerage disposal, it will
be the biggest 'black mark' for Bohol's environment and tourism. |
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