Browsing Archive: April, 2011
Resignation ni Merci, pag-amin ng sala
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “Alam kong nabubuhay ang aking tagapagligtas, at sa wakas ng panahon siya ay tatayo sa mundo.” (Job 19:25, Bibliya).
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PAGBIBITIW NI MERCI, PAG-AMIN NG KASALANAN: “Di ka puwedeng lumaban sa City Hall”. Ito ang nagsasalarawan sa naging pagbibitiw ni Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez. Ibig sabihin, walang sinuman ang maaaring lumaban sa mga nasa kapangyarihan at, dahil matagal din siyang nasa poder s... Continue reading ...
KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS
Crackdown on vs. Mindanao Christian schools
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Remember this: Whosever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously with also reap generously…” (2 Corinthians 9:6, the Holy Bible).
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DEPED CRACKDOWN VS. CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: The end-times-prediction of Jesus Christ in Matthew 24:9-11 about believers being hated by all nations because of their belief and faith in Him, and being handed over to be persecuted and p... Continue reading ...
KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS
Local Gov’t Code is anti-poor
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost…’ ” (Luke 19:10, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
AGRI FUND MESS PLUNDER RAPS FILED IN HASTE: The biggest proof that the plunder case filed by the Ombudsman in connection with the P728 million agriculture fund mess is defective and done in haste is the admission by the Ombudsman itself that it is still investigating two senators and a host of other congressm... Continue reading ...
KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS
Crab mentality hits Palaro 2011
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them…” (Hebrews 7:25, the Holy Bible).
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DAYS OF RECKONING FOR GLORIA: Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez maybe correct in saying that the plunder charges which former Solicitor General Frank Chavez filed against Gloria Arroyo was merely a response to President Aquino’s “not so subtle” or... Continue reading ...
KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS
Good police probes coming back
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…I and the Father are one…” (Jesus Christ, in John 10:30, the Holy Bible).
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CONGRATS, SAMMY PAGDILAO & CIDG: For someone like me who spent some time being a police reporter for a major daily in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I got a thrill of a lifetime reading the news that the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police came up with a twist in the one-week ... Continue reading ...
MEDITATIONS
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By: Bobot Apit Apr 15, 2011 - Friday Meditation (Dont be a Forgetful Hearer!)
Apr 15, 2011 - Friday Meditation (Dont be a Forgetful Hearer!) "Write upon my heart, O Lord, the lessons of your holy word, and grant that I may be a doer of your word, and not a forgetful hearer only." Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 John 10:31-42 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Fathe...
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SENATE BEAT
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Umali and Padiernos urged local executives in Nueva Ecija to take drug test
By Jason de Asis
GAPAN CITY, April 14, 2011-To dramatize the provincial government’s all-out drive against drug syndicates in Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali and Vice Gov. Jose Gay Padiernos yesterday urged the local chief executives in the province to help fight illegal drugs where they started subjecting themselves to a drug test even as they led thousands of Novo Ecijanos in a fun run in this city’s streets... ? Continue reading ...
JGL EYE
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Filipino Veterans Under-Equipped Yet Treat Wounded Enemies During WW II
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)
With 1 photo
CHICAGO (jGLi) – A Filipino veteran said here that despite being unequipped, they were still assigned in the frontlines during World War II. And yet their services were never recognized by the American people.
“We were armed with vintage Springfield rifles used during World War I and used by Philippine campaigner American Gen. J... Continue reading ...
MAC CABREROS
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April 14, 2011
Gov’t takeover sa LTO computerization, isinulong
Hiniling ng transport group sa administrasyong Aquino na hindi na palawigin ang kontrata ng Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) at Stradcom Corporation kaugnay sa computerization sa Land Transportation Office (LTO).
Sa lingguhang Fernandina Forum sa Club Filipino sa Greenhills, San Juan City, sinabi ni Mr. George San Mateo, tagapagsalita ng Pinagsamang Samahan ng mga Tsu... Continue reading ...
SENATE BEAT
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Angara calls for more secured airport and bus terminals’ security nationwide
By Jason de Asis
SENATE OFFICE, Manila, April 14, 2011-Senator Edgardo J. Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology yesterday called for more secured security measures in airports and bus terminals nationwide as many Filipinos gear up for travel next week where a huge volume of tourists are expected to come this holy week.
Angara said that there is a need to double our effort to prote... ? Continue reading ...
MEDITATIONS
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By: Bobot Apit Apr 14, 2011 - Thursday Meditation (Keep HIS WORD)
Jesus made a claim which only God can make – "if any one keeps my word, he will never see death." How do you keep HIS WORD? Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent Genesis 17:3-9 Psalm 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 John 8:51-59 Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death." 52 The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, `If any one keeps ...
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PERRYSCOPE
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Perry Diaz
PerryScope by Perry Diaz
Capone’s ghost haunts tax evaders
In 1931, when the United States failed to prosecute Alphonse “Scarface Al” Capone for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and other heinous crimes, government investigators took a different approach in bringing Capone to justice -- he was charged for tax evasion. The following year, Capone was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. Thus ended his reign of mayhem, murder, and corruption during the “... Continue reading ...
MAC CABREROS
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Mac Cabreros
April 13, 2011
Tigil pasada, iniumang
Nagpahayag ang Pinagsamang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) na magsagawa sila ng nationwide protest sa pamamagitan ng tigil-pasada kapag walang ginawang kongkretong hakbang ang gobyerno upang masolusyunan ang krisis sa langis.
Sa lingguhang Fernandina Forum sa Club Filipino sa Greenhills, San Juan City, sinabi ni Mr. George San Mateo, tagapagsalita ng PISTON, mapipilitan silang magsagawa ng tigil-pasada kapag walan... Continue reading ...
JGL EYE
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JGL Eye
2 Fil Ams Win in Tuesday’s Election in Illinois
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)
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CHICAGO (jGLi) – Two Filipino Americans – a doctor of medicine and veteran community organizer – were among the winners in the local government consolidated elections last April 5 in Cook County, Illinois.
Incumbent Skokie Park District Commissioner and Vice President Jerry B. Clarito was re-elected to a six-year term as commissioner, collecting 1,... Continue reading ...
MAC CABREROS
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Mac Cabreros
Mac Cabreros
April 13, 2011
Parental censorship, kailangan sa bastos na palabas
Ang pagbabantay at gabay ng magulang ang mabisang panlaban sa panonood ng mga bata sa maseselang palabas.
Sa lingguhang Fernandina Forum sa Club Filipino sa Greenhills, San Juan City, sinabi ni A Teacher Partylist Rep. Mariano Piamonte Jr., na bagamat may MTRCB na nagre-regulate sa mga palabas sa telebisyon at puting-tabing, nakabubuting bantayan at gabayan ng mga magulang ang kanilang mg... Continue reading ...
CAPIZ FORUM
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Explain P1-B water project, Jamora urged
BY FELIPE V. CELINO
ROXAS City — A former administrator of the Local Water Utility Administration (LWUA) was dared to level-up his “crusade” against corruption.
Lorenzo “Larry” Jamora was asked by Medardo Pestaño, former general manager of the Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD), to explain MRWD’s P1-billion water expansion project.
The public wants to know the real score of the project, Pestaño said, which allegedly cau... | | Continue reading ...
SENATE BEAT
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Out of town SP sessions needed in Nueva Ecija says vice governor Padiernos
By Jason de Asis
STA. ROSA, Nueva Ecija, April 13, 2011-Vice Gov. Jose Gay Padiernos defended the move of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to transfer the venue of the weekly SP sessions to various municipalities and cities of the province from the seat of the Capitol in Palayan City to fast track the delivery of basic services to many Novo Ecijanos.
“Out of town SP sessions is one way of giving the provincial b... ? Continue reading ...
SENATE BEAT
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Congress approved bill protecting rights of students
By Jason de Asis
MANILA, April 13, 2011-A measure protecting the right of students to enroll in review centers of their choice in preparation for the licensure examinations was approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives led by Bayan Muna Party-List Representative Teodoro Casiño, who authored the House Bill 3546 otherwise known as the Protection of Students' Rights to Enroll in Review Centers Act said that it... ? Continue reading ...
DATELING BUTUAN
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P240-T cash carted away by robbers in latest Butuan gas station robbery; Security Guard shot dead
Robbers shot dead Butuan Petron Gas station security guard; P240-T cash carted away
By Ben Serrano
April 12, 2011
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) - A security guard of a Butuan City Petron gasoline station was shot dead by suspected robbers past 2 .a.m. early dawn Sunday after said helpless security guard tried to fight it out with suspected robbers who hogtied another security guard ... Continue reading ...
DATELINE BUTUAN
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Suspected mentally deranged man in Agusan Norte town in hacking spree; two seriously wounded
by Ben Serrano
April 12, 2011
BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte (PNA) - Without apparent reason, a suspected mentally deranged man hacked two gasoline station pump boys in separate occasions and different gas stations here Sunday evening, Buenavista police report said.
As if gone berserk, the suspect later identified as by Jimmy Troque, legal age, single a... Continue reading ...
MEDITATIONS
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By: Bobot Apit Apr 13, 2011 - Wednesday Meditation (Hold Fast!)
Apr 13, 2011 - Wednesday Meditation (Hold Fast!) Reflective faith is always better than blind faith; considered beliefs are stronger than tenuous assumptions. What you believe, understand why you believe it. Think for a minute—what tenets of your life do you hold this strongly, this definitely, to the point to which they construct part of your very core of being? What beliefs and opinions make you indubitably who you ar...
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MAC CABREROS
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Mac Cabreros
April 12, 2011
Batas, ituturo sa paaralan
Matapos ang isinagawang training ng mga gruo at field testing, papasimulan nang isasama sa kurikulum ang Public Education on the Rule of Law Advancement and Support (PERLAS) Teaching Exemplars.
Ayon sa Department of Education (DepEd), ituturo sa paaralan ang pag-ikot ng sistema ng hustisya sa bansa.
“PERLAS will help the department in upgrading the quality of education in the country,” pahayag ni Education Secretary A... Continue reading ...
SENATE BEAT
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Government should be prepared to protect people in case of nuclear fallout
By Jason de Asis
SENATE OFFICE, Manila, April 12, 2011-Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change urged the government to prepare people and closely to monitor public health impacts of Japan’s nuclear fallout even as government downplayed the possibility of radiation exposure in the Philippines, saying that to be prepared for such an incident is always much better; however, remote may... ? Continue reading ...
SENATE BEAT
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Logging firms shifted to mariculture to create jobs to 800 displaced families in Aurora
By Jason de Asis
CASIGURAN, Aurora, April 12, 2011-The largest logging concessionaire in the province shifted to try other means of survival including mariculture pending reconsideration of Executive Order 23 that declared two months ago a moratorium on tree-cutting in natural and residual forests nationwide as President Aquino ordered for total log ban in the country.
With the suspension of logg... ? Continue reading ...
MEDITATIONS
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By: Bobot Apit Apr 12, 2011 - Tuesday Meditation (Make Room for JESUS!)
To fail to recognize Jesus and where he came from is to remain in spiritual darkness; to believe Jesus and his words is to walk in the joy and light of God's truth. Each of us is given the opportunity to know and to accept Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior. Life here is limited and short, but how we live it has everlasting consequences. Do you take advantage of the present time to make room for God so that your l...
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DATELINE BUTUAN
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Ben Serrano
Former Chief Justice urged a stop to illegal logging, illegal mining in Caraga Region
by Ben Serrano
April 12, 2011
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) - Reacting on the question raised during press conference here on continuing illegal logging activities in Agusan River, retired Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno in reply wanted a stop to all destructive activities affecting environment like illegal logging and illegal mining
Environmental watch groups claimed President Aquino's E.O. 23... Continue reading ...
DATELINE BUTUAN
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Ben Serrano
Business Opportunity Forum for more than 100 Caraga OFWs, beneficiaries held
by Ben Serrano
April 11, 2011
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) - To cushion the impact of massive repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from some troubled countries, the Caraga regional office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have recently conducted a one-day business opportunity forum to some 100 OFWs and their fa... Continue reading ...
DATELINE BUTUAN
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Ben Serrano
4,000 campus scribes, trainers gather in Butuan City for 2011 National Schools Press Confab
by Ben Serrano
April 11, 2011
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) - An estimated 4,000 campus journalists, trainers and Department of Education (Dep Ed) officials coming from all over the country started to arrive here in Butuan City since Saturday, Sunday and today for the five-day 2011 National Schools Press Conference slated April 11-15, 2011.
Butuan City is this year’s... Continue reading ...
DAELINE BUTUAN
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Ben Serrano
Big Butuan City store ransacked by robbers
by Ben Serrano
April 11, 2011
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) - Just recently opened Butuan City Branch store of UNICITY General Merchandise was recent victim of rising robbery cases in the city and other parts of Caraga region.
Owned by Chinese nationals, UNICITY have big store branches established in almost all key cities nationwide.
The UNICITY Butuan City store branch is located at prime commercial location in this... Continue reading ...
PERRYSCOPE
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Balitang Kutsero
By Perry Diaz
Interview with Mikey
My investigative reporter James Macaquecquec interviewed ex-prez Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s son, Congressman Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo. The interview went like this:
James: Good afternoon, Congressman Arroyo.
Mikey: Good afternoon, din, James. Just call me Mikey. No need for formalities.
James: Okay, Mikey. First of all, I want to thank you for granting me this interview.
Mikey: Don’t thank me; thank... Continue reading ...
DATELINE BUTUAN
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Ben Serrano
Retired Chief Justice Puno accepts adviser role pro-bono for Butuan City greening project
By Ben Serrano
April 9, 2011
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) - Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Saturday accepted invitation of the Butuan City government through City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr to be the city government’s adviser/consultant in the city’s greening project.
The project which has been launched recently is the first of its kind among cities i... Continue reading ...
CAPIZ FORUM
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ENVIRONMENTAL ACVITISTS check this eroded hill in the hinterlands of Ajuy, Iloilo due to alleged mining explorations. A number of residents from hinterland villages of northern Iloilo condemn the mining explorations. They urge the provincial government to revoke the permits issued to the mining proponents. | |
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‘BAD FOR ECOLOGY’ 70 mining applications waiting MGB action
ROXAS City – Seventy applications for large-scale mining in Western Vis... | | |