Palace: Aquino government not homophobic
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 06:27 p.m.THE Aquino government is not discriminating homosexuals as it is always pushing for equality, a Palace official said Sunday.
"We've always pushed for equality and there’s no reason why even those in government shouldn't be doing it," said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte over Radyo ng Bayan.
Palace: 2 Cabinet men won’t push high water prices
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 05:47 p.m.TWO Cabinet secretaries are not guilty of conflict of interest for previously working for major water companies asking for a rate hike, a Palace official said Sunday.
“You know, the fact that they were from a certain company does not automatically result in a conflict of interest," deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said over Radyo ng Bayan.
Philippines not keen on building penal colony in Spratlys
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 05:45 p.m.MALACANANG said on Sunday that the government has no plan to build a penal colony in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has yet to receive a formal proposal from the Bureau of Corrections.
Muddled water
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:15 a.m.WATER is essential. People would prefer brownout than without water.
Residents, particularly the consumers of the western villages in Cagayan de Oro City, have been distressed with the intermittent supply of water or worst the lack of water that could span for days.
Cebu cop killed; gunmen flee
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:09 a.m.CEBU CITY -- A policeman was mauled before he was shot and killed by two men who shared one motorcycle, while the officer looked for his stolen helmet on P. Del Rosario St., Barangay Kamagayan, Cebu City at dawn Saturday.
An autopsy result showed Police Officer 2 (PO2) Gerlito Estremos died from a fatal gunshot wound in his head. He is a leader of the alert team of Police Station 2 in Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) and a father of six.
Dengue kills 5 in Kidapawan
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:09 a.m.KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Five villages here are considered "dengue hotspots" after they recorded high incidence of the disease from January until May this year, data from the City Health Office showed.
These areas included Barangays Poblacion, Singao, Kalasuyan, Lanao, and Balindog.
Quake victims relocated
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:09 a.m.KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Forty-eight families whose houses were damaged by the recent 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Carmen, North Cotabato were ordered to vacate their places to ensure their safety while the Carmen-Bukidnon fault is still experiencing a swarm of earth movements.
The evacuation started Friday, according to Brillia Abuyme, 44, of Purok-4, Barangay Kimadzil in Carmen, one of the quake victims.
Housemaid faces raps for stealing
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:08 a.m.A HOUSEMAID has been charged before the City Prosecutor's Office for allegedly stealing valuables from her employer in Davao City.
Charged with qualified theft, was identified as Marilyn Suazo Saraña, 21, native of Crossing Hagonoy in Davao del Sur and transient resident of Davao City.
Farmer yields after killing sister-in-law
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:08 a.m.A 49-year-old farmer voluntarily surrendered after killing his sister-in-law in a stabbing incident in Barangay Fatima, Paquibato District, Davao City on Thursday.
The suspect was identified as Narciso Flores Nale, of the same place, while the victim was identified as Agustina Hermoso Nale, a 45-year-old housekeeper.
Minor stabbed,shot
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12:07 a.m.A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was stabbed and shot by unidentified armed men at around 12 p.m. Friday on R. Castillo St. in Agdao, Davao City.
The victim was identified as alias Joel (true identity withheld for being a minor) and a resident of Sta. Cruz, Barpa, Barangay Leon Garcia.
City Hall has yet to implement 32 projects
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:47 p.m.THERE is still one project in Cebu City with an approved budget from 2009 that has yet to be implemented four years later.
Eight other projects were given appropriations in 2010 but have yet to see completion—proof that approving a budget and finding actual fund sources for it are two different challenges.
Residents told: Be wary of floods, landslides
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:46 p.m.RESIDENTS of areas prone to floods and landslides are advised to take extra caution as a tropical depression hovering east of Luzon and an inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring moderate to heavy rains in the Visayas.
As of 4 p.m. yesterday, the center of Tropical Depression Dante was estimated at 730 kilometers northeast of Casiguran, Aurora. It has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and moves northeast at 11 kph.
Central Visayas records highest dengue cases
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:43 p.m.CEBU -- Central Visayas Region has the highest number of dengue cases in the country, Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag said Saturday.
That’s one of the facts officials want the public to know, as they prepare to mark Asean Dengue Day here in Cebu on June 15.
Highway patrolmen charged
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:35 p.m.MEMBERS of the PNP’s Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) 7 are in trouble for claiming that the engine and chassis numbers of a vehicle they impounded were tampered, even though these had been cleared by the Traffic Management Group.
Charged before the anti-graft office are Senior Insp. Joselito Lerio, P02 Rubello Oriesga, PO2 Ally Bornillo and P01 Edwardson Masangue of RHPU 7.
Tax collection in Province falls short
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:34 p.m.THE towns of Carmen and Consolacion rank first and second among the 44 towns in Cebu Province in terms of real property taxes (RPTs) collection for the first quarter of the year.
Carmen exceeded its target collection by 204 percent, while Consolacion exceeded its target collection by 122 percent.
Policeman killed on duty died ‘with a heavy heart’
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:33 p.m.BEFORE he was killed in the line of duty, PO2 Gerlito Estremos was reportedly disappointed at the police force over his suspension.
“Nahiubos siya sa gobyerno nga tarong man siya nag-trabaho (He felt bad considering he was a dedicated policeman),” his wife Elmera said.
City registers fewer marriages
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:31 p.m.MARRIAGES in Cebu City have decreased this year compared to last year.
Records of the Office of the Civil Registrar (OCCR) showed there were only 1,441 marriage licenses issued from January to May this year while there were 1,455 marriage licenses issued in the same period last year.
T. Padilla chief faces charges
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:30 p.m.TWO barangay lupons filed a formal complaint against T. Padilla Barangay Captain Michael Ralota for failing to act on their receivable from Cebu City Hall.
Vicente Velasquez and Gerardo dela Peña filed the complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman but the latter referred it back to the Council.
Driver loses P120T in robbery
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:29 p.m.A DRIVER and collector of a company selling Korean food was robbed by four motorcycle-riding men who fled with the victim’s cellphone and collection amounting to P120,000 in Mandaue City last Friday night.
According to the police, Jessie Sato, 28, employee of Wang Cebu Trading Company Inc. located in Barangay Alang-Alang, Mandaue City, was driving his van on Mantawi Drive in the Mandaue Reclamation Area around 7 p.m. when two men riding a black-and-white Honda XRM appeared on his left side.
Housewife finds joy, money in bees
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:28 p.m.BEES drive away most people, but a housewife in Lapu-Lapu City keeps hundreds of thousands of them in her residence.
Dozens of yellow boxes containing honey bees (apis mellifera) are piled under a mango tree near the gate of Clarita Vergara’s residence in Sangi New Road, Barangay Pajo.
Waterworks system head gunned down in Barili
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:27 p.m.A MANAGER of a waterworks system was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle in Barangay Mantalongon, Barili, Cebu last Friday afternoon.
Jose Luiz Subingsubing, 69, died from multiple gunshot wounds. He was the manager of San Isidro Labrador Water Works Association.
Traders urged to work with gov’t vs disasters
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:21 p.m.GUAGUA, Pampanga -- Senator Loren Legarda encouraged Saturday the business sector to increase its participation in the province’s disaster risk reduction efforts.
Legarda said that aside from coming up with their business continuity plans that will show how prepared they are to face disasters and be back in business as soon as possible, Pampanga’s private sector is encouraged to work with the government in constructing homes, schools, hospitals, and buildings that are safe and secure, amidst natural hazards, and in designing and constructing roads, bridges and other infrastructure that help spur economic growth with disaster risk reduction in mind.
Search on for outstanding Kapampangan poets
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:21 p.m.CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Aspiring local non-laureate poets could now showcase their works after the Search for Outstanding Kapampangans was launched over the weekend.
According to Poet Laureate Romeo Rodriguez, chairman of the Selection and Award Committee, the “Delfin T. Quiboloy Memorial Award of Excellence in Kapampangan Poetry” aims to attract more poets “to write in their native language and boost their dwindling number.”
Farmer groups to hold protest
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:20 p.m.ANGELES CITY — The Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson (AMGL) and the Anak Pawis Gitnang Luzon are set to hold on Sunday and Monday a rally at the Plaza Miranda and at the office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the City of San Fernando.
The groups, in a statement, said the protests coincide with the 25th year of implementation of Republic Act 6657 or Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The groups say they denounce the proposal of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
SM celebrates Independence Day
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:20 p.m.CITY OF SAN FERNANDO —SM City San Fernando downtown will celebrate Independence Day with a host of cultural and entertainment activities.
SM City San Fernando Downtown public relations officer Scarlet Pangandanan said this year’s commemoration will feature a “Freedom Sale” from June 8 to Independence Day on June 12.
Cynthia Villar vows to revive OFW department
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:18 p.m.SENATOR-ELECT Cynthia Villar vowed to revive legislative measure creating the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW).
Villar said she will re-file the measure on DOFW initially filed by her husband, Senator Manny Villar, but was not passed in the previous Congress.
Semi-finalist: No pressure for Dangal ng Bayan awards
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:18 p.m.TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Visayas semi-finalist Pablo Amascual III said nothing pressures him even with just a few months to go before the Civil Service Commission (CSC) names its annual Outstanding Public Officials and Employees or Dangal ng Bayan awardees.
“There’s nothing that pressures me. It’s really not a competition. The CSC just need to choose who among of us deserves to be awarded as based on our profile,” Amascual said.
Daza files electoral protest
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:17 p.m.CATARMAN, Northern Samar - Liberal Party (LP) stalwart reelectionist Deputy Speaker Raul Daza (1st district) has filed his election protest before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET).
Daza, one of the senior LP lawmakers in the Lower House, told reporters in an interview Saturday, that he filed his electoral protest as he was allegedly cheated in the counting of votes at the Northern Samar Provincial Board of Canvassers that led to the proclamation of his opponent, returning Representative Harlin Abayon.
Public told: Help secure peaceful fest
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:17 p.m.THE Tacloban City Police Office (TCPO) appealed to the public to cooperate in ensuring the security and tranquility of the festivity.
“We cannot assure that we can do all this things alone. Crime prevention is a collaborative effort and cannot be done by Philippine National Police (PNP) alone” said Police Senior Inspector (PSI) Ma. Bella Rentuaya.
Rules on trees stop road project
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:17 p.m.TACLOBAN CITY –- Strict rules on cutting of trees has left an infrastructure agency to temporarily stop the construction in one of the sections of Burauen-Albuera Road.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) maintained that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) cannot proceed with the road opening and widening works, pending a clearance from their central office to remove trees.
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