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VOL. LIIV. No. 011

City of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

Wednesday, January 11, 2009

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"Sabong": Sundays,
Holidays only

Gamblers and cockfighting aficionados in the province will have to wait until every Sunday and holidays to indulge in their favorite pastime.

This as the Regional Trial Court (RTC) upheld restrictions to the holding of cockfights imposed by Gov. Erico Aumentado through the Bohol Police Provincial Office, allowing the popular Filipino gambling tradition to be held only on Sundays and legal holidays. FULL STORY

FILIPINO TRADITION. - Cockfigthing (sabong) remains to be a Filipino game of chance which is usually done during Sundays and holidays, these days of which, the court rules to be the only days to hold cockfigthing in Bohol.

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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS
(1965-2009)

Like every man, all Philippine presidents (1965-2009) have their good and dark sides.
President Ferdinand Marcos, a constitutional dictator, wanted a disciplined society

to anchor the country's economic growth. He started with the right foot but ended with the wrong one. FULL TEXT

Just Before Deadline
300 stranded dolphins
rescued in Manila Bay

MANILA. Some 200 to 300 melon-head dolphins flocked to shallow waters of Manila Bay yesterday, prompting a massive rescue by hundreds of volunteers and fishermen who used their boats and hands to drive them back to deep seas. FULL STORY

WAITING & WORRIED. These habal-habal drivers are awaiting when they will be banned from operating in the city as Land Transportation Office (LTO) is determined to implement its ban within city limits starting this week. Foto: JUN GUTIEREZ

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