The Official Website of The Bohol Chronicle

VOL. LIIV. No. 096

City of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

HOMEFRONT PAGE STORIESOPINION EDITORIALLIFESTYLE BOHOL

ADVERTISERS

LAKAS SHAKE-UP:
Cong. Jala drops bid;
Lim joins v-guv race
By KIT BAGAIPO

Third district Representative Adam Relson Jala officially withdraws from the vice gubernatorial race Monday as the Lakas-Kampi-CMD ticket drafts provincial board member and Liga ng mga Barangay president Concepcion Lim.

An eleventh-hour pick as running mate of ruling party gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Edgar Chatto, Jala cited "personal and family reasons" for calling off his candidacy. FULL STORY

JALA, LIM

OPINIONS

Obiter Dictum		Juan L. Mercado
Fr. Roy Cimagala		A Look at Life

Looking for specific subject? Use our Search facility.

PREVIOUS ISSUES

2007

2008

2009

Editorial

MARTIAL LAW FEVER

The nation seethed with rage over the brutal massacre of 57 civilians in Maguindanao by an alleged warlord family named the Ampatuans.

Yet when the Palace announced the declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao last Saturday - presumably to short-circuit the warlord - not everybody was cheering. FULL TEXT

Just Before Deadline
Congress joint session
on martial law today
MANILA. Two chambers of Congress will debate today the legality of the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao in a joint session.

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday said 19 senators who had attended a closed-door caucus earlier in the day had voted for the conduct of the joint session.FULL STORY

[UPDATED BI-WEEKLY]