Acting Visayas Deputy Ombudsman Virginia Palanca-Santiago (standing) confers with DPWH Assistant Regional Director Marlina Alviso and lawyer Augustinito Hermoso on the controversial lamps. (Sun.Star Cebu/Roel Rosello)
CEBU CITY -- Importation papers prepared for the two companies that supplied the Asean summit lampposts tend to confirm what graft investigators are trying to establish: there was massive overpricing in the multimillion-peso purchase.
MANILA -- Defense Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. virtually admitted on Thursday that the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cannot bring a solution to the rash of extrajudicial murders, particularly those perpetrated by communist rebels.
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte was locked in a conference Wednesday night with police and military personnel to ensure that all precautionary and safety measures are in place for Friday's 70th Araw ng Dabaw celebration.
BAGUIO CITY -- Threats of spread of the bird flu virus failed to dampen the spirit of local officials of Rizal town in Kalinga, as 2,000 ducks have been reserved for their Pinikpikan Festival.
