Judge under fire on contract case

Meanwhile, three lawyers expressed shock on the "wanton and malicious personal attacks and verbal abuse by the mayor against the RTC judge."

The city mayor berated RTC Branch 1 Presiding Judge Teofilo Baluma over an order issued by the latter which bordered on accusations of bribery and intrusion into the local judiciary leveled against the city chief executive. FULL STORY

EDITORIAL
PEOPLE ARE WATCHING
JUDGE BALUMA

The death of democracy begins the day Government does not function. That is when the Executive does not govern, the

The class suit for the nullification of the City Square contract between the City Government and the TBCRDC and the issuance of a TRO over what is "disadvantageous to government" was dropped by four RTC judges like a "hot potato". FULL TEXT

LOOKS READY TO TURN 40. Sen. Chiz Escudero will soon be the youngest presidential bet in the country as soon as he will turn 40 this October. Sen. Escudero (left) interviewed by Inyong Alagad anchorman Chito Visarra (right) over dyRD last Thursday. Foto: DANNY REYES

Just Before Deadline.....
GOVT URGED
'Bail out workers,
poor in this crisis'
MANILA.- As more Filipinos lose jobs or get lower pay for shorter working hours, the workers party Partido ng Manggagawa on Saturday pushed for a bailout package for workers and the poor.

Together with the Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, the party-list organization also called for a tripartite labor summit on job generation and preservation. FULL STORY

"Off Limits" at City
Accountant's Office

The public is banned from the City Accountant's Office (CAO), an administration's act which is probably a bad first in the history of Tagbilaran City governance.

Many government officials and employees were shocked to see the sign "OFF LIMITS TO EVERYONE" already posted outside the office created for the people and whose insiders are paid by people's taxes. FULL STORY


UBI Festival opens on Thursday at APC

The annual Ubi Festival will open on Thursday at the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (B-APC), Dao, Tagbilaran City, with the theme: "Ubing Bol-anon Tubag sa Kawad-on, Atong Palambuon". The activity provides agri-entrepreneurs a venue of promoting up to date technologies and generating information to enhance production of quality food and other agri-based products, at the same time, ubi buyers can avail of the products at farmgate prices or it assures lower prices compared to prices in the local markets. FULL STORY

SPORTS
AJ and Czar Face uphill climb
in comeback bouts

Boxing's comeback fights are usually made to redeem a lost prestige after a defeat as in the case of Boholano ring stars AJ Banal and Czar Amonsot. Banal was stopped by Panamanian Rafael Concepcion in a failed bid for the WBA interim super flyweight title, while Amonsot pt up a gallant battle - albeit in a losing cause against Michael Katsidis of Australia n their WBO interim lightweight championship.
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