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VOL. LIIV. No. 10

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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5 CONTINGENTS, the Bohol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS), Bit System, first, second and third congressional districts will face sports hostilities starting today after the Bohol Provincial Meet 2009 formally opened yesterday at the Carmen Sports Center in Carmen town. Host town Mayor Manuel Molina (l) welcome athletes and guests. Also present are Prov'l Administrator Tommy Abapo, representing Gov. Erico Aumentado; first congressional first lady Pureza V. Chatto, representing Cong. Edgar Chatto; Catigbian Mayor Bert Salinas, Getafe Mayor Teresa Camacho, Garcia Hernandez Mayor Myrna Schreurs, Dr. Elpidio Jala and some representatives from the regional office, Cong. Roberto Cajes, Cong. Adam Jala, Loon Mayor Lloyd Peter Lopez MD, Rev. Fr. Lemuel Canizares, Rev. Fr. Dane Duallo and other guests. Lighting the torch and the athletic urn of unity (center) is Palaro gold medalist Jennifer Baquiano. Foto DANNY REYES

City Judges ruled out of Agora case

Some 400 depositors of Pilipino Rural Bank (PRBank) Tagbilaran Branch will finally have their chance to air their concerns as they meet two top officials of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) at the Bohol Cultural Center, this city, tomorrow.

PDIC Executive Vice President Imelda Singson and Vice President for Comptrollership Geronimo Ambe have confirmed their presence in tomorrow's meeting.

The two PDIC officials were asked by Gov. Erico Aumentado to visit Bohol after depositors of the closed rural bank expressed concern over the delay in processing their claims on insured deposits. FULL STORY

HOPEFUL DEPOSITORS. Tomorrow's meeting with two top executives of the Philippine Depositors Insurance Corporation (PDIC) among depositors of the closed PRBank is full of hope and apprehension on what assurance it can give to the worried Boholano depositors. Photo DANNY REYES

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	THE WORLD BANK "WALKS THE TALK"
	The World Bank, a major funder of the country's Foreign-Assisted Projects, declared RP as "one of the most corrupt nations in the world" sometime ago. Today, it is "walking the talk" by banning seven contractors in WB-funded projects. Now a World Bank official assures senator Nene Pimentel to provide evidence to nail the fraudulent and collusive practices of these contractors, including three Filipino names: E.C. de Luna Construction Corporation (permanent ban), Cavite Ideal Construction and Development Corporation and CM Pancho Construction Corporation (suspension). Seven of them (including four Chinese firms) conspired to lord it over 27% of the infrastructure contracts between 2002-2006. FULL TEXT *Just Before Deadline* WB witnesses link FG to bid rigging MANILA. It was a rude baptism of fire for the Japanese contractor. Right before him, "(They) first discussed bribes. They had a rough approach." From that meeting, it was impressed on him that "(bribe) money was important to do business in the Philippines." This was how the Japanese contractor described his meeting with First Gentleman Miguel "Mike" Arroyo and a former senator to World Bank investigators who looked into alleged collusion and rigging in the Bank's funded road projects. FULL STORY

	ON-THE-SPOT CHECK. Gov. Erico Aumentado (inset) wants to check for himself how the reforestation, irrigation coastlines in this island province looks like when he takes an aerial inspection today together with PENRO Nestor Canda aboard a chopper of Transco. Foto shows an aerial shot of the greenery surrounding the Chocolate Hills. The public awaits an honest-to-goodness assesment from DENR and the governor.

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