Sunday, May 18, 2008 (Philippines)

Members of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Northern Mindanao rejoice after the issuance of Regional Wage Order No. 14 last Wednesday at Grand Caprice. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro Photo) RESIDENTS of three barangays in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental said Tuesday that the local government unit (LGU) received money from Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA) to allow Hanjin Heavy Industries Inc. to bulldoze their villages. In a press conference, Tambobong barangay captain Delaila Abellanosa said Villanueva Mayor Juliette Uy received P13.5 million, allegedly as compensation money for the crops and properties destroyed in Hanjin's clearing operations to make way for its $2 billion shipyard. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]