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PaDayon city councilors barred opposition from questioning Agora BOT contract
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
PaDayon Pilipino city councilors yesterday did not give opposition city councilors the opportunity to question the controversial P250 million Agora Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT) contract during their regular session yesterday. Read the story »
Rufus, Emano, Jaraula push for 3rd District of Cagayan de Oro City

By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Local officials will be asking the local National Statistics Office (NSO-10) to re-survey the population of Cagayan de Oro City in the hopes of creating a third congressional district before 2010. Read the story »
Opposition dads to bring up Agora BOT at City Council
By Lizanillla J. Amarga
Opposition city councilors said they expect more than fireworks this Monday as they vowed to question the legality of the P250 million Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract of the Agora Integrated Bar Terminal as during their regular City Council session Monday. Read the story »
Opposition to elevate Agora BOT contract to court
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Opposition lawyer Rogelio Bagabuyo yesterday disclosed plans to meet with other opposition leaders and interested individuals to plan out the appropriate legal action to stop the implementation of the P255 million Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract for the Agora Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT). 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 »
Rotting Body of 8-year old girl Found in Abandoned Agora CR
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The rotting body of an eight-year old girl was recently found inside an abandoned comfort room at the Agora Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT), police reported yesterday. Read the story »
DOH-10 issues warning vs. Ebola Reston Virus on pigs
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-10) is now asking the general public to be still cautious when handling pork meat due to the reported Ebola Reston Virus (ERV) found in pigs here in the country. Read the story »
Arroyo okays Cong. Rufus’ P300 million Drainage Plan for Cagayan de Oro
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Cong. Rufus Rodriguez yesterday revealed that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has recently approved a P100 million Comprehensive Drainage Project designed to put up huge 48-inch diameter culverts in the city’s national highways. Read the story »
Cagayan de Oro city dads alarmed over imported US peanut butters
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Two city officials yesterday voiced alarm over reports that local stores are still selling US-made peanut butter products and those other food items containing such an ingredient as they may be contaminated with the salmonella bacteria. Read the story »
Lumbia Cop shot dead in Agora KTV Bar
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A police officer was brutally murdered by an unidentified man at a videoke bar in Agora, Lapasan this city Monday evening. 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 »
Sharshooter Sgt. Putol faces administrative charges
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The sharpshooter military sergeant who was drunk yet still able to target and shot a teenager’s privates inside a karaoke bar in Naawan, Misamis Oriental last week is now facing administrative charges. Read the story »
Teener’s genitals shot by Army Sgt
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A teenager was rushed to the hospital after a reported member of the Armed Forces’ Fourth Infantry Division shot him at his private parts in a karaoke bar last Thursday night in Naawan, Misamis Oriental. Read the story »
1 dead, firearms carted as NPA attacks town police station
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Around 50 heavily-armed members of the New People’s Army (NPA) yesterday attacked the police municipal station at Carmen, Agusan del Norte and killed a top-ranking police officer and carted away an undetermined number of firearms, authorities reported yesterday. Read the story »
Another Mindanao media broadcaster slained; police says ‘mistaken identity’
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
COTABATO dxCM-Radyo Ukay radio announcer Badrodin Abas was shot dead last Wednesday night at Quezon Avenue corner Jacinto Street , Cotabato City allegedly after being mistaken as his “look-alike” younger brother. Read the story »
40 NPA rebels attack Malaybalay City Jail left 3 hurt, cart firearms
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Authorities are now conducting a manhunt operation against the 40 rebels who stormed the Malaybalay City Jail in Barangay Pagatpat, Malaybalay, Bukidnon last Wednesday late afternoon. Read the story »
Flood death toll climbs, over 150,000 persons affected in second
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
FIVE people died, around 13 others are reported missing and almost 150,000 people were affected in Northern Mindanao due to four simultaneous incidences that hit the region –flashfloods, landslides, big waves and strong winds, authorities reported yesterday. Read the story »
Jaraula defends Emano on laziest vice-mayor tag
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Constantino Jaraula defended his PaDayon Pilipino political party titular head and city vice-mayor Vicente Emano on allegations that the latter is the ‘laziest’ vice-mayor ever elected in the city. 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 »
GMA visits three Northern Mindanao cities affected by flashflood
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday visited three Northern Mindanao cities that were affected by last Saturday’s flashfloods. Read the story »
Flashflood death toll climbs
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - The death toll on last Saturday’s flashflood has now risen to two persons while seven persons continue to be missing in Cagayan de Oro City. Read the story »
PGMA signs law converting MPSC into MUST
By Lizanilla j. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday signed into law the conversion of the Mindanao Polytechnic State College (MPSC) into the Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) located at Lapasan this city. Read the story »
43,320 persons affected by flashflood in Northern Mindanao
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD-10) yesterday announced that there records now show 9,419 families or 43,320 persons all over Northern Mindanao as having been affected by the flashflood last Saturday with 1,929 of these families or 9,361 of these persons still in evacuation centers. Read the story »
COWD reports submerged pumps, testing water
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) yesterday reported that some areas in the city will still experience low pressure as due to the flash flood last Saturday. Read the story »
Cagayan de Oro ill-prepared to handle flashfloods - city dads
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
“Cagayan de Oro city is ill-prepared to handle flashfloods.”
This was the admission issued by administration and opposition city councilors as they pointed out that the City Government and its constituents do not have a concrete systematic plan when such natural occurrences hit the city. Read the story »
7 still missing, 1 dead on flashflood
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - Seven people are still missing, one person was declared dead and the number of affected families has climbed to almost 8,000 families due to the flash flood and big waves brought by a storm that hit the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog and Iligan last Saturday. Read the story »
PaDayon dads softened on Cong. Rufus’ HB 239
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - After over an hour-long debate, Cagayan de Oro city councilors yesterday approved a resolution opposing the provisions of House Bill 239 which would make J.R. Borja Memorial City Hospital an extension of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC). Read the story »
Vice-Mayor Emano still absent on 76th City Council session - Opposition
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - Opposition leaders questioned anew the absence of Cagayan de Oro city Vice-Mayor Vicente Emano as presiding officer of the City Council during its 76th regular session yesterday. Read the story »
5,000 families affected by flashfloods
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
CAGAYAN DE ORO - An estimated 5,000 families all over Northern Mindanao were affected by flashfloods and big waves that started to hit several areas around 5:00 a.m. Saturday, the local Office of Civil Defense (OCD-10) reported yesterday. Read the story »
Army continues manhunt for NPA responsible for latest Globe tower torching
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Authorities are now hunting down the members of the National People’s Army (NPA) who staged three separate attacks and carted away nine firearms and razed another Globe Cell tower and burned down a mining company’s expensive heavy equipment in the Caraga region last Monday. Read the story »
8 bombs still stashed away - Emano
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro city vice-mayor Vicente Emano yesterday claimed that he was able to gather intelligence information that those responsible for the recent Iligan City bombing are still planning out eight more bombing attacks. Read the story »
Minor murdered while waiting for his lover
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A 17-year old minor was shot three times on the head and once at the back by unidentified men while waiting for his lover last Sunday night at a waiting shed in Phase I, Villa Ernesto, Gusa this city. Read the story »
2 fire incidents in CDO, damages reached P1.1M
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
One of the rooms in a local hotel as well as seven houses were damaged and even reduced to ashes during two separate fire incidents in the city last Sunday resulting to P1.1 million in damages. Read the story »
Gandarosa lawyers prepare contempt raps
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The lawyers of Bureau of Internal Revenue-16 (BIR-16) regional director Mustapha Gandarosa are now preparing separate contempt charges against those who are trying to unseat their client. Read the story »
Lawyer for accused cop questions filing of charges at CHR-10, RIAS-10
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The legal counsel for one of the police officers charged with murder for the death of 30-year old Robert Martinez yesterday questioned the filing of separate cases against his client at the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR-10) and at the Philippine National Police Regional Internal Affairs Service (PNP-RIAS-10). Read the story »
CDO, Misor step up security measures after Iligan twin bombings
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Security measures in Cagayan de Oro city and that of the Province of Misamis Oriental were stepped up in response to the twin bombing in Iligan City late Thursday that killed two persons and injured around 40 others. Read the story »
3 PNP-Manila officers charged with murder for HRM stude’s death
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Murder charges were filed at the Cagayan de Oro City Prosecutors Office yesterday against three members of the Philippine National Police (PNP-Headquarters) who were suspected to be responsible for the death of a 22-year student last Monday late afternoon at Middleton Apartelle, Lerio St. , Carmen this city. Read the story »
2 brothers stabbed to death, suspect surrenders
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Two brothers were stabbed to death late afternoon Tuesday at Sta. Cruz, Barangay Camaman-an this city. Read the story »
P7 million robbed from Chinese jewelry trader
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Around P7 million in cash, expensive jewelries and bank checks were carted away by six unidentified men from a Chinese jewelry trader yesterday morning at a lodging house located at the Cogon area this city. Read the story »
HRM stude killed on American-Filipino gold bar robbery shoot-out
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A 22-year old on-the-job training student was caught in a crossfire when a shoot-out suddenly occurred between an American gold buyer and his three police officer-bodyguards and that of two suspect posing as gold bar suppliers at a hotel in Barangay Carmen this city, police reported yesterday. Read the story »
Police accused of murdering Martinez summoned by NBI-10
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The regional office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-10) yesterday disclosed that the police officers who are suspected to be involved in the murder of 30-year old Robert “Benjun” Martinez will be given the opportunity to be heard before the filing of the murder case sometime this week. Read the story »
PCRB depositors stage rally
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Around 50 small-time depositors yesterday staged a rally in front of one of the local bank branches of the embattled Legacy Group of Companies which has suddenly declared a bank holiday since last week. Read the story »
No need for police line-up on Martinez case - NBI-10
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The regional office of the National Bureau of Investigation disclosed that there is now no need for a police line-up to identify the suspect behind the killing of local faith healer 30-year old Roberto “Benjan” Martinez . Read the story »
Some 2,000 investors in Northern Mindanao ’scammed’
Philippine Countryside Rural Bank (PCRB) of Agora road this city declares a bank holiday last December 9, 2008..leaving no bank staff or any personnel from the PCRB to accommodate the bank depositors who wanted to inquire regarding the status of the bank specialy there deposits . Its mother company, the Legacy a pre-need company has advised all investors to hold their post dated checks for further advice and even some other checks has already bounced for the reason of account closed according to the investors- photo and caption by Dante Sudaria
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A nationwide firm which has convinced some 2,000 local investors in the Northern Mindanao area to pour in a total amount of around P100 million in time deposits has closed its banks in Cagayan de Oro city and Camiguin Island , complaining investors disclosed yesterday. Read the story »
Witnesses to quack doctor murder receives threats says NBI-10
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Eye witnesses, family members and even barangay officers who are accusing police officers of killing 30-year old Robert “Benjan” Martinez are claiming that they are now receiving threats from some unidentified men.
Fare Rate Rollback for PUJs, PUBs, taxicabs starts Monday - LTFRB-10
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A rollback on fares for public utility jeepneys (PUJs), buses and taxicabs are to be implemented in the entire region starting this Monday, the regional office of the Land Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-10) announced yesterday. Read the story »
Jaraula orders Genabe to probe police officers on quack doctor murder case
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Constantino Jaraula has now ordered Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) director Isagani Genabe, Jr. to investigate the brutal murder of a 30-year old man that allegedly involves police officers. Read the story »
NBI-10 probes police officers accused of salvaging quack doctor
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
The regional office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-10) is now investigating police officers who are accused of salvaging a quack doctor 30-year old Robert “Benjun” Abadias Martinez. Read the story »
Carmen resident shot on the head after heated argument
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
A resident of Barangay Carmen this city was brutally murdered after a heated argument with his neighbor last Sunday night. Read the story »
2 men died during Pacquiao-dela Hoya “Dream Match”
By Lizanilla J. Amarga
Two men were separately reported to have died due to the excitement brought by the boxing fight between WBC Lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao against Oscar dela Hoya. Read the story »
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- PaDayon city councilors barred opposition from questioning Agora BOT contract
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- Opposition to elevate Agora BOT contract to court
- PaDayon will lose source of kickbacks if HB 239 is approved - Opposition
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- Open Letter on the JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) as a Nationalized Hospital
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- DOH-10 issues warning vs. Ebola Reston Virus on pigs
- Arroyo okays Cong. Rufus’ P300 million Drainage Plan for Cagayan de Oro
- Cagayan de Oro city dads alarmed over imported US peanut butters
- Lumbia Cop shot dead in Agora KTV Bar
- Sharshooter Sgt. Putol faces administrative charges
- Teener’s genitals shot by Army Sgt
- 2009 increase in Jaraula’s audit-free funds to bankroll 2010 Elections — Pimentel, local opposition
- Diarrheal outbreak kills 1, downs over 200 Tagoloan residents
- Gandarosa denies initiating any signature drive to keep post
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- Hog cholera scares out pork buyers - market vendors
- Gandarosa accuses Palala of corruption, to file charges in various tribunals
- Jaraula moves to release P250,000 to stop virus spread
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- CDO calls for probe on lack of info, vaccines on hog cholera
- CDO dads pass blank check ordinance to arrest hog cholera spread
- New viral disease affecting cattles spreads in CDO
- Jaraula steps up Haloween Day Security, issues new traffic security
- Northern Mindanao cooperatives decry BIR-16 ‘harassments’ too
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- Fire officers mum on what caused Ororama fire
- Ororama fire damages placed at P20 Million, team to determine cause of fire created
- Emano fears Global Crisis to affect Hanjin Shipyard construction in Misamis Oriental
- NTC-10 issues investigation report on SCANTEL, submits it to legal dept
- 150 Northern Mindanao sectoral leaders launch Binay for President Movement
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- Cagayan de Oro traders keep cool amid threats of legal charges for Sera Protesta
- 37 completed City Hall projects worth P53 million can’t be substantiated: COA
- Delay in paying P30 million GSIS remittances increased liabilities of City Hall workers –COA
- Cagayan de Oro gov’t delayed release of brgy shares –COA
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