Chatto is Lakas bet;
Herrera jumps to NP

Official gubernatorial bet for the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD will be known within the next 24 hours as national party leadership is slated to release tomorrow the certificate of party nomination.

However, even before this could happen, Vice Gov. Julius Herrera who is hell bent to run for governor made true earlier reports that he was bolting Lakas to join the Nacionalista Party under presidentiable Senator Manuel Villar. FULL STORY

LAKAS CAMP. This tandem could be the final choice of Lakas- Kampi-CMD as both, Rep. Edgar Chatto and Rep. Roberto Cajes, await the party nominations expected for release either tomorrow or Tuesday. Foto DANNY REYES FROM LAKAS TO NP. Vice Gov. Julius Herrera and Prov'l Administrator Tomas Abapo, Jr., are now the recognized leaders of the Nacionalista Party in Bohol. The tandem will be NP's standard bearers for governor and vice governor in the 2010 polls. Foto DANNY REYES

EDITORIAL

A proverbial professor in public finance would have given Tagbilaran City Hall a flunking mark in Budget and Fiscal Management.

That should include the pilot - the City Mayor - and his supine Majority-controlled legislative body called the Sangguniang Panlungsod. FULL TEXT

City SP keeps on approving
supplemental budget: P129M

Supplemental fund appropriations of the city government this year have reached a total of P129 million after the city council approved on Friday the fourth supplemental budget, with almost no questions asked, bypassing legislative procedures.

Expressing his "strong personal disgust" on the "absence of common decency" by some of his colleagues in the majority bloc, opposition City Councilor Zenaido "Djingo" Rama walked out of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) session hall after he was barred to ask questions to City Budget Officer Rosemarie Palma and declared "out of order" by fellow lawmaker Danilo Bantugan. FULL STORY


Alturas Showdown explodes today
By ARIEL E. FULLIDO

All roads lead to the CPG Sports Complex today for the 22nd edition of the prestigious Alturas Drum and Bugle Corps Showdown, featuring the best and the finest drum and bugle corps in Visayas and Mindanao.

The colorful parade of contingents will start at 8:00 o' clock this morning from Plaza Rizal, passing along CPG Avenue and Alturas Supermarket, and wind its way to the CPG Sports Complex. Sexy star/comedienne Giselle Sanchez will grace the event, with Nikk and Ly as hosts.FULL STORY

All roads lead to the CPG Sports Complex today for the 22nd edition of the Alturas Drum & Bugle Corps Showdown. A colorful parade of contingents starts at 8:00 'o clock this morning at Plaza Rizal. (Ariel Fullido)

Just Before Deadline.....
Villar wants Pacquiao
deal for 2010 polls
MANILA. Is there a deal in the making between boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar?

Aiming to knock out his rivals in the presidential race this early in the game, Villar has invited Pacquiao to carry out his planned run for a seat in the House representing the province of Sarangani under the NP banner. FULL STORY