Friday, October 03, 2008 (Philippines)

Stop the war! Maranaos rally urging the UN and OIC to help put an end to the ongoing war in Central Mindanao and Lanao provinces. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Richel Umel) A LOCAL transport group has scored victory against City Hall when the Appellate Court declared illegal a portion of Cagayan de Oro's tax code imposing fees on public utility vehicles (PUVs) more popularly known as the 'sticker ordinance.' The Court of Appeals (CA), in a 16-page decision released on September 4, 2008, docketed under CA-G.R. CV 00596-MIN dismissed the appeal of the City Council and the City Mayor of Cagayan de Oro over the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 23 declaration that a particular portion of said ordinance as "null and void and an ultra vires exercise of respondents' (Cagayan de Oro city goverment) power." What's your take on the Mindanao crisis? Discuss views with other readers [full story]