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Jaraula’s orders stopped SCANTEL investigation: ex-city legal officer
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Constantino “Tinnex” Jaraula should be investigated for failing to slap charges against the contractor of the P50 million Telepono sa Barangay as promised in 2007 and 2008. Read the story »
Ocon threatens to withdraw vice-mayoral bid
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
City Councilor Zaldy Ocon yesterday threatened to resign as Lakas-Kampi vice-mayoral candidate should evidence be presented that City Hall lands were sold for only P1.00 per parcel of land allegedly to help out the landless poor under the controversial Piso-Piso Land Resettlement Program.
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Online casino-like games station opens in Carmen, CDO
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Koresco’s controversial Internet Gaming Station was finally approved by the City Council with two pro-administration city councilors Ian Mark Nacaya and Dr. Dante Pajo withholding their votes. Read the story »
Fresh Plunder Charges vs. Emano Seen
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) decision finding a company that carried out city hall’s controversial telephone project to have violated telecommunication laws could be the basis of a separate criminal complaint or even a plunder charge against Cagayan de Oro city vice-mayor Vicente Emano and his cohorts. Read the story »
NTC-10 investigates cable wire cutting, ’skinning’
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
An investigation is now being conducted on which among the telecommunication companies operating in Cagayan de Oro are deliberately cutting cables wires from other rival networks. Read the story »
SCANTEL lacked all papers for P50M telephone project – NTC
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The controversial Supplier Contractor and Networking Telecommunications (SCANTEL) has now been recently found guilty and made to pay a total fine of P66,000 for undertaking City Hall’s P50 million Telepono sa Barangay without all the necessary permits in 2003. Read the story »
Emano, CDO bets scoff at Jasper Uy’s disqualification case
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Local political kingpin Cagayan de Oro city vice-mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Emano and several local independent candidates dismissed the disqualification charges filed against independent mayoral candidate Jasper Uy by Lakas-Kampi Cagayan de Oro standard bearer First District Cong. Rolando “Klarex” Uy. Read the story »
IPs call for NCIP-Caraga chief’s ouster, punishment
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
SEVERAL tribal groups are now asking for the ouster of National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP-Caraga) acting regional director Atty. Jose “Jake” Dumagan, Jr. for allegedly violating Republic Act 8371 or the Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA) among other laws. Read the story »
Napocor refuses power for Laguindingan Airport
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
After being considered as a mothballed project for almost a decade, the P7.9 billion Laguindingan International Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental may just about face another dilemma that would hamper its full swing operations in 2011. Read the story »
Manhunt vs habal-habal killers on: CDO police
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A manhunt operation is now being conducted by the Cagayan de Oro City police officers against the perpetrators behind the series of habal-habal killings in the city. Read the story »
4ID troopers violated ceasefire pact –Ka Oris
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Mindanao communist rebels are accusing the Armed Forces’ Fourth Infantry Division (4ID) of violating the suspension of offensive military operations (SOMO) during the holiday season not just once but twice. Read the story »
Minda rebels mock military’s 4 ACEs
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Communist rebels here threw potshots at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 2010 propaganda efforts dubbed as the four ACEs — Army’s Concern for the Environment, Army’s Concern for Engineering, Army’s Combat Excellence and Advocacy for Credible Elections. Read the story »
Emano’s hospital purchases moves ‘suspicious’ – opposition
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro local opposition lawyers recently voiced apprehensions over Vice-Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Emano’s announcement that City Hall would be purchasing more medical and hospital equipment for the J.R. Borja Memorial City Hospital this year. Read the story »
CDO health body eyes P500 cremation charge
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro city councilor Dr. Dante Pajo recently revealed that he has received a proposed legislative measure that would make dying and being cremated by funeral firms here more expensive than before. Read the story »
Military tags rebels for Bukidnon Marijuana Plantation
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A two-hectare marijuana plantation allegedly belonging to local communist rebels was recently found by law enforcers in one of the hinterland barangays in the Province of Bukidnon , military reports revealed yesterday. Read the story »
1 dead, 2 NPA leaders nabbed in Medina, Misamis Oriental
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A person was shot dead as law enforcers tried to serve a warrant of arrest against two leaders from the local communist rebel ranks in one of the towns here in Misamis Oriental. Read the story »
Independent candidates regroup under Jasper Uy, Manny Villar
Atty. CAsiano Gamotin
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Several Cagayan de Oro candidates who are gunning for local positions in the May 2010 elections without any political party affiliation are now coming together to form one slate and come under the Nacionalista Party. Read the story »
Detained communist leader seeks reinvestigation on charges
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A detained senior member of the Communist Party of the Philippines in North Central Mindanao Region (CPP-NCMR) is seeking for a reinvestigation of the criminal charges lodged against him. Read the story »
No Automatic Resignation for Appointed Public Officers too -DILG
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The Department of Interior and Local Government in Cagayan de Oro City (DILG-CDO) clarified that appointed government officials are not considered automatically resigned once filed their certificates of candidacy for this May 2010 National and Local Elections. Read the story »
No Malacañang order against Emano – DILG
DILG-CDO head Rana (far right)
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The Department of Interior and Local Government in Cagayan de Oro City (DILG-CDO) yesterday denied having received any order from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for PaDayon Pilipino head city vice-mayor Vicente Emano to answer for dereliction of duty. Read the story »
Ravanera prepares admin charges vs. Emano
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
An administrative suit on the controversial P18 million medicine scam is now being prepared against PaDayon Pilipino titular head city vice-mayor Vicente Emano, J. R. Borja Memorial City Hospital then hospital administrator Dr. Jerie Calingasan and other co-respondents. Read the story »
Politicians cut trees for campaign funds
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Trees from Lanao and Misamis Oriental areas are now being cut down and sold to generate funds to augment the war chests of local ruthless officials who are gunning for posts in the coming May 10, 2010 elections, a local environmental group disclosed yesterday. Read the story »
PDEA-10 denies P100T drug deal
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
The regional office of the Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA-10) vehemently denied reports that some of its agents entered into a P100,000 worth bargain with a local official in the Municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. Read the story »
Gays ecstatic over Comelec’s approval on Ang Ladlad partylist
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Gay and lesbian communities here in Cagayan de Oro city voiced sighs of relief that their party-list organization Ang Ladlad finally made it to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) list of party-list organizations allowed to participate in the May 10, 2010 national and local elections. Read the story »
GROs slam City Hall for professional tax
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
KTV-bar guests relations officers who are popularly known as “GROs” yesterday voiced complaints on how City Hall continues to impose a P150.00 professional tax on them every year. Read the story »
N. Mindanao election ‘hotspots’ bared
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
The list of areas which are considered as “hotspots” for the May 10, 2010 national and Read the story »
Nazareno pray-over held for Emano, PaDayon bets
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
Hundreds of Black Nazarene devotees including Nazareno Parish priest Msgr. Rey Monsanto extended their hands towards PaDayon Pilipino standard bearer Cagayan de Oro city vice-mayor Vicente Emano and his full slate of candidates in a pray-over held at the altar of the Nazareno Church here last Friday. Read the story »
Comelec approves Abamin as partylist candidate
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A Cagayan de Oro city-born partylist organization was finally approved by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to be among those allowed to participate in the May 10, 2010 National and Local elections. Read the story »
1 classroom for 130 HS studes in N. Mindanao
By Jeric Abasa
CAGAYAN DE ORO – Government-run secondary schools in Northern Mindanao has an average ratio of only one classroom for nearly 130 high Read the story »
PNP-10 reshuffles men amid election problems
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
Just as the prohibited day for transfer of public officers in relation to the 2010 elections was about to dawn, the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Manila has ordered a Read the story »
1 IT for 40 CDO brgys in May polls
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
The Commission on Elections in Cagayan de Oro (Comelec-CDO) disclosed recently that it would be assigning only one information technology (IT) expert for 40 barangays here in Read the story »
CPP-NPA’s Front 89 near collapse –4ID
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
Armed Forces’ Fourth Infantry Division public affairs officer Maj. Michele Anayron, Jr. revealed that a significant guerilla rebel front that effectively Read the story »
CDO’s Black Nazarene draws 150,000 devotees
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
The Black Nazarene Feast here in Cagayan de Oro last Saturday drew in one of the largest number of devotees the city has ever seen. Some of the devotees are reportedly not just from Mindanao but also even from the Visayas islands. Read the story »
PaDayon will lose source of kickbacks if HB 239 is approved – Opposition
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Losing ownership and management over the J.R. Borja Memorial City Hospital as proposed under House Bill 239 would mean PaDayon Pilipino administration officers will lose one of their largest sources of “kickbacks” from overpriced hospital supplies, medicines and equipments. Read the story »
JRBGH doctors, nurses, staff organize to call for passage of Cong. Rufus’ HB 239
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A group of doctors, nurses and staff members at the JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) are organizing themselves to call for the passage of House Bill 239 and fully nationalize the city hospital. Read the story »
Open Letter on the JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) as a Nationalized Hospital
Open Letter on the JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH)
as a Nationalized Hospital Read the story »
Camiguin Lady Brgy Kagawad brutally murdered; Romualdo calls for probe
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Camiguin Gov. Jesus Jardin Romualdo has now ordered the investigation of the brutal murder of a lady barangay official who was stabbed 10 times in front of her son inside the victim’s home Friday evening. Read the story »
Vendors call on Vice-Mayor Emano to be present during City Council Sessions
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cogon market vendors Rolando Jacut, Paulina Sabal and Virgilio Domingo were one in their stand that Cagayan de Oro Vice-Mayor Vicente Emano should do all the duties and functions that the law requires him to do as city vice-mayor. Read the story »
1 election machine for CDO voters’ info drive
By Jeric Rumago Abasa
The Commission on Elections- Cagayan de Oro (Comelec-CDO) recently disclosed that there is only one election machine or Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) being used for their voters’ information drives in all of the 80 barangays here in the city. Read the story »
Ka Oris confident on ’strategic stalemate’
Jeric Rumago Abasa
Barangay Mahaba, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur — Rebel soldiers here celebrated the 41st Anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines with strong confidence that they would be able to achieve what they called a “strategic stalemate” against the government within five years. Read the story »
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