A residential house located at Zone 5, Culrai, Macabalan was gutted down by fire. Ellen Culigado, the owner, was not around when the blaze occurred. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Joey P. Nacalaban)
SURIGAO CITY -- Unlike the land transportation system, which has weight bridges to measure exact weight, the maritime public transport system of the country has no gadgets or systems to determine overloading of wooden passenger boats, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) local office here said.
But Marina said passenger and cargo boats or vessels made of steel have a system to determine whether they are already overloaded or not.
Mayor admits plans on 2007 polls
CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano revealed how there are now plans to postpone the local elections next year from May 2007 to November 2007.
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Ombudsman tells guv to file affidavit
THE Office of the Ombudsman-Mindanao has now ordered Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno to file within 10 days from receipt his counter-affidavit and controverting evidence on the graft charges filed against him regarding the gasoline mess as reported by the Commission on Audit (COA)-Mindanao.
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