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VOL. LIIV. No. 075

City of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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HOTEL OWNER'S MURDER SUSPECT:
Hired assassin or fall guy?
*CIDG says documents on suspects in order
By KIT BAGAIPO

The alleged gun-for-hire tagged in the killing of the owner of Via Bohol Tourist Inn blasted police investigators yesterday claiming he is a "frame-up" victim.

As the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) at Camp Dagohoy prepares its nine witnesses for today's preliminary hearing at the City Prosecutor's Office, the alleged hired gunman said police operatives are just looking for fall guys to have an immediate closure on their investigation. FULL STORY

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Obiter Dictum		Juan L. Mercado
Fr. Roy Cimagala		Feature

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ROAD USERS' ELECTION WOES

Every time there is an election, it seems new exorbitant fees, courtesy of the LTO, come to surface.

First, in 2004, the Road Maintenance budget coming from the Road User's Tax was allotted P24 billion compared to only P9 billion in 2003. The year 2004 was an election year. FULL TEXT

Just Before Deadline
NEDA: 'Ondoy' damage
on infra, crops P109M

MANILA. Typhoon 'Ondoy' (international name Ketsana) damaged P108.9 million worth of infrastructure and crops, according to an official of the economic planning agency.

In his presentation during a Cabinet meeting yesterday, acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Augusto B. Santos said that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for 2009 may be reduced due to the impact of typhoon Ondoy. FULL STORY

AFTER THE STORM Two men on motorcycle stare at the vehicle pile-up along a road on Sunday after flash floods hit Provident Village in Makati City. REUTERS

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