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VOL. LIII. No. 138
City of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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Cargo vessel
runs aground
By KIT BAGAIPO

 

Speculations that the Boholano captain of the ill-fated MV "Princess of the Stars" might have survived the sea tragedy off Romblon on June 21 ended yesterday.

The remains of Florencio Marimon Jr., a native of Loon town, the ship master of MV "Princess of the Stars", was finally identified in Cebu City yesterday by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) victims' identification team.FULL STORY

 

PANGLAO AIRPORT ISSUE. A campus discussion on the pros and cons of the proposed Panglao Bohol International Airport at the HOly Name University with UP Professor Ernesto Pernia and Prov'l Attoyney Handel Lagunay as resource speakers.
DENR Sec. Lito Atienza arrives at the cty airport yesterday afternoon as guest of a national gathering of DENR officials nationwide. Likewise, his visit will place him in a crucial stance at deciding what to do on the drainage outfall gacing the City Port. Foto DANNY REYES

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"UNDERSTANDING THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY"

 
 

The recent decision of the Supreme Court on the Court of Appeals (court) involvement in the takeover bid of the GSIS over the Meralco was a face-saving

event meant for damage control.

For the seeming "obscene haste" that the CA had ruled that the SEC had no jurisdiction over Meralco - and allowing the Lopezes, de jure and de facto, to maintain control the power firm's management - and staving off the corporate pirates led by GSIS Head Winston Garcia, the SC ruled strongly.FULL TEXT

MONITORED. The ill-fated cargo vessel "M/V San Padre Pio 2" ran aground off barangay Doljo, Panglo town. The boat skipper, Capt. Fernando Patricio (r) is interviewed by Cost Guard authorities. Foto DANNY REYES

Just Before Deadline
Dismissed justice:
FG behind my ouster
MANILA. For three hours, the mobile phone of Court of Appeals Justice Vicente Roxas kept on ringing but the magistrate was not in the mood to answer the call. It was the afternoon of May 30, and the corporate war between the Lopez group and the Government Insurance System had just reached the CA. A raffle held earlier in the day had picked Roxas as the ponente of the case.
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