Lawmakers want probe on massive logging in Lanao
TWO lawmakers are proposing to investigate local officials, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the police and military in Lanao del Sur on massive logging.
This after noting that logging operations in the province aggravated last year’s flash floods in some parts...
'Drug trader' gets life term
A BIG TIME illegal drug trader was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday, less than three months after he was apprehended outside a mall in Cagayan de Oro.
Cagayan de Oro City Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 25 Judge Arthur L. Abundiente ordered Sammy Muhammad Yusop to serve life...
Wanted person tiklo
NASIKOP sa hiniusang puwersa sa Regional Intelligence Division (RID) ug Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) ang usa ka wanted person sa kasong pagpatay human sa 16 ka tuig nga pagtago-tago.
Ang suspetsado nga si Jefferson O. Dalumino, 35 anyos nga molupyo sa Lote Imbatug, Baungon,...
Comelec to file case vs ex-election officer
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has found probable cause to file criminal case against former city election officer lawyer Gina Luna Zayas-Sabio in relation to the dumping of election paraphernalia in a junk shop and at the city’s dumpsite on May 11, 2010.
The Comelec en banc...
Promulgation of 'shabu' suspect set
PROMULGATION of the suspected dealer of illegal drugs arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last year has been set tomorrow, February 9.
Roberto Opeña, PDEA regional director, told Sun.Star the guilty verdict they expected to be handed down against Sammy Mohamad Yusop...
Government told to cut VAT not fuel subsidy
WITH the skyrocketing prices of oil products in world market, Zambales Representative Mitos Magsaysay pushes for temporary cutback of value added tax (VAT) instead of focusing on the Pantawid Pasada subsidy program for public utility vehicles that only benefit a small part of the entire sector...
5.6-magnitude quake hits Oro, Misamis Oriental
A MODERATELY strong earthquake measuring 5.6-magnitude on the Richter scale rocked Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and some parts of Northern Mindanao, including the Caraga Region, Monday morning.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake...
Police urge Palparan to surrender
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome urged Thursday retired Major General Jovito Palparan to surrender so he can defend himself properly in court.
Palparan is facing a case for kidnapping and serious illegal detention for the abduction of University of...
Probe into delayed rehab of Pulangi power plants sought
TWO lawmakers were proposing for an investigation on the delay in the rehabilitation of Agus-Pulangi Hydropower complex despite the go signal from the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) Investment Coordination Committee.
Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez (2nd...
Mayor urged to answer complaint
CITY Councilor Edgar Cabanlas has urged Mayor Vicente Emano to answer the administrative complaint filed against him by members of Save CDO Now Movement as ordered by Malacañang.
Cabanlas, an opposition councilor, said Emano should answer the complaint to shed light and explain what...
Suspect in broadcaster’s slay attempt surrenders
CAGAYAN DE ORO -- The suspect in the shooting of broadcaster Michael James Licuanan of Bombo Radyo surrendered to police in Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental on Monday.
Baldomero N. Pajo, 29, a resident of Barangay Natubo in Jasaan Misamis Oriental, yielded around 3 p.m. Monday, said Cagayan...
Environment bureau urged to classify Oro areas
A CITY councilor is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to classify and declare areas in Cagayan de Oro that are “alienable” or “non-alienable”.
Councilor Emmanuel Abejuela said this would help the City Government identify which areas are not “habitable”.
Lawmakers ask 1-year moratorium on loan payments
REPRESENTATIVES Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de oro) and Maximo Rodriguez (Abante Mindanao) are urging government agencies to grant a moratorium on loan payments and contributions of its members who were affected by Tropical Storm Sendong.
The two lawmakers are urging Government...
600 ektaryang yuta diha sa Lumbia gisugyot ni Moreno kang Emano
SI MISAMIS Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno nanawagan ngadto kang Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano nga gamiton ang 600-ektaryang pulikong luna sa Barangay Lumbia nga magsilbing permanenteng relokasyon sa mga biktima sa Bagyong Sendong.
Aquino to inspect works in relocation sites
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will be arriving in Cagayan de Oro today, Wednesday, to personally inspect the ongoing earthworks at the relocation sites in Barangays Lumbia and Canitoan.
Upon his arrival at the Lumbia Airport, the President will visit first Iligan City to inspect the...
600-hectare land available in Lumbia
MISAMIS Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno has urged Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano to work on the 600-hectare public land in Barangay Lumbia as permanent relocation site for victims of Tropical Storm Sendong.
Citing the huge area, Moreno said this cannot only accommodate “Sendong”...
Oro mayor ready to be suspended
CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano just laughed off rumors about his suspension and said he is ready if he would indeed be suspended.
It was earlier reported that Emano will be meted with a 90-day suspension allegedly because of his negligence in last month’s flash...
Escudero ‘equally’ distributes 'pork barrel' to different regions
Body mulled to probe dams in Oro, Bukidnon
CITY Councilor Alvin Calingin proposed Tuesday the creation of a fact-finding committee that is tasked to hold a dialogue with local officials in Libona and Baungon in Bukidnon to further study whether to allow the reconstruction of dams in the area.
Calingin said the fact-finding...
Mayor admits receiving complaint
CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano admitted on Thursday he had obtained a copy of the administrative complaint fil d against him by a group called Save CDO Movement.
Emano said it was Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III who brought the documents and filed it in Malacañang.
Oro mulls creation of regional special body
THE Cagayan de Oro City Council approved on Tuesday a resolution urging President Benigno Aquino III to create a regional special body that will look into the environmental concerns of adjoining provinces and cities in the region. The council also passed a resolution requesting the...
Aquino urged to give more focus on rising fuel prices
A ZAMBALES lawmaker said President Benigno Aquino should mobilize the Department of Energy (DOE) in seeking sustainable solutions to the increasing prices of petroleum products in the country. Zambales Representative Mitos Magsaysay said the oil price hikes have been a persistent...
Council members can now become 'civil service eligible'
MEMBERS of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang Panlalawigan who served for at least nine years and are holders of a bachelor's degree can now be conferred with a Civil Service Eligibility. This was announced by Councilor Ramon Tabor during their regular...
Fuel dealers may face cancellation of business
FUEL dealers in Cagayan de Oro may face cancellation of business permits if they continue to implement price hikes despite the order from the Department of Energy (DOE).
Councilor President Elipe said Tuesday Cagayan de Oro should not be included in any fuel price increase while it is...
‘Dismissal of kidnapping case not due to blotter’
THE City Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday the “police blotter” was not the main reason of the dismissal of the kidnapping case filed against the four suspects in the abduction of businessman Manny Boniao.
City Prosecutor Fidel Macauyag said the police blotter did not matter and was...
