Truth at its Most Brilliant
CAMP OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union,–Fifty-six vintage bombs, believed parts of a Japanese arsenal in World War II, were dug up near the house of a municipal mayor of La Union on Wednesday.
Police operatives and members of the Regional Explosive Ordinance Division of Police Regional Office 1 immediately rushed to sitio Pao, barangay Sobredillo in Caba, La Union where the vintage bombs were dug up.
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VIGAN CITY—Murder and frustrated murder charges were filed before the provincial prosecution office against a barangay chairman tagged as the principal suspect in the slaying of one person and wounding of another in a shooting incident in barangay Pug-os, Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
The suspect, Barangay Captain Marion Ines of Pug-os in Sinait, is now the subject of an intensive police manhunt.
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CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur—A multi-million peso water system built solely by the municipal government here is now ready to bring potable water supply to thousands of households in 14 big barangays including the Poblacion.
Cabugao Mayor Diocaesar Suero said on Tuesday the water system, including its pipeline was set to open last Friday.
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SANTIAGO, Ilocos Sur—President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appealed to the Ilocanos to give their full support to her development programs seeking to improve the socio-economic life of every Filipino.
“The Ilocanos are known to have a strong solid north group in the country, thus, I am appealing for you to support my programs,” she said.
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union—Though the problem of insurgency was almost nil in 2007, many sensational crimes nevertheless rocked the region, causing so much concern among the population.
Victims of the sensational crimes that hogged the pages of newspapers included two mayors, a vice mayor, one councilor, three lawyers, a priest and a municipal treasurer.
The major murders reconfirmed public apprehension that there are still too many loose guns in the hands of the civilian population in the four provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte.
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CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO—Good news to 1,098 police personnel from the four provinces in the Ilocos region.
Those recommended for promotion are assigned to the different police provincial offices and units of the police in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte.
The recommendation by the Regional Police Office was in recognition of the outstanding performance of the men in PRO1 in enforcing laws and in implementing the key programs of the police, such as “Winnning Wars against the Rebels Without Firing Read the rest of this entry »
VIGAN CITY – High breed corn growers in the province are seeking financial assistance from the national and provincial governments in order to ease their problems from the continuous increase in farm prices and cost of labor.
At the same time, they are seeking a P9 regulated buying floor price of yellow corn per kilogram for them to earn a comfortable income.
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BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – The president of the thousands of volunteer health workers in Ilocos region has announced that newly elected barangay officials are barred from removing a Barangay Health Worker (BHW).
Zenaida Pulido, president of the Federated BHWs in Region One, said that the services being rendered by a BHW are purely voluntary in nature.
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GREGORIO DEL PILAR, Ilocos Sur – The 10th anniversary of the Battle of Tirad Pass here was recalled on Sunday with hundreds of people trekking uphill to reach the exact site where General Gregorio del Pilar and his men made a gallant stand against advancing American troops in the Filipino-American War.
The commemoration was joined by Bulakenos, some of them national historians, students and tourists who came all the way here to pay homage to their provincemate, General del Pilar, who died a hero’s death in that battle at the age of 24.
MANILA — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. told journalists recently that he was amenable to a voluntary right of reply adopted by media.
Speaking at a Right of Reply Forum organized by the PPI Press Council at the Century Park hotel, Pimentel noted that government already had so many problems in its hands.
“If we can pass some of the problems to the private sector, the mass media, for instance, in relation to the right of reply bill, let’s do it,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
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