by anyajulia | Jan 22, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
A suspected former NPA leader was shot dead by a still unidentified gunman past 9 p.m. last January 15, 2009. “Ronald Sendrijas was buying medicine at a drugstore in Gallares St. when two assailants arrived on a motorcycle,” said Chief Insp. Jacinto Cesar.
One of the assailants, believed to be in his late 30s and 5’3″ to 5’4″ tall, approached Sendrijas and shot him twice. Then the assailants fled the scene on their motorcycle.
Based on the investigation done by the police, Sendrijas had been receiving death threats in the past several months. His sister, Arlene Pasagad, told police that a text message have been sent to her brother saying he would be killed on his birthday.
Dennis Abarrientos, secretary general of Karapatan in Central Visayas, has accused the military of the incident. In which, the military responds that due to Sendrijas’ cooperation with the military to arrest NPA members, the victim’s former colleagues could have killed him.
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by anyajulia | Jan 22, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
RTC Judge Teofilo Baluma defends the integrity of the judiciary, since city government have protests of him handling the case filled against the City Square Project.
A motion for inhibition was filed by Mayor Lim after the case was assigned to Baluma.
Atty. Victor dela Serna, and fellow complainant-lawyers are pushing for the cancellation of the ROT contract of the former Agora public market now called City Square.
Baluma stressed the hearing of the case should be “transparent” and “without any further delay in the swift administration of justice”.
Baluma and the city mayor had a dispute, almost three years ago, when the said official purportedly sought the removal of the judge with the help of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Bohol chapter that supposedly became the receiving end of unfavorable court rulings when he was still assigned the Family Court.
Baluma made the assurance that he can dispose of the case “within the level of the law and available trends or jurisprudence without influence of any peripheral issues”.
The complainant-lawyers submitted their comments to the court conveying their “full faith and trust to the impartiality” of Baluma.
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by anyajulia | Jan 21, 2009 | Headlines, National News
According to Press Secretary Jesus G. Dureza, the regress in inflation in the Philippines is due to the good foundation that strengthened the Arroyo Administration, thus resulting to a sturdy economy.
He confidently adds, that the country will be able to escape the financial crisis that has affected the world.
From the double digit rate in the past month, Socio-Economic Planning Secreatry Ralp G. Recto recounts to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that the ratre inflation rate is now at 8% compared to last month’s inflation rate which was 9.3%.
This is good news despite OPEC’s opinion that this is due to the regress of oil price in international markets resulting to minimal oil production.
Kini nga maayong balita bisan pa sa gipadayag sa OPEC nga pagpadyutay sa produksyon sa lana dala sa pagkunhod sa presyo sa lana sa international palit. (rachiu/PIA)
by anyajulia | Jan 21, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Malacanang is much interested in focuding more on policies and programs that attend to the economy rather than focus on politics in th e upcoming 2010 elections.
According to Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Golez, that the election is too far away to focus. It is more important to focus on the economy due to the effects of the global crisis and find ways to slow down these effects.
Malacanang adds that the focus will be on the poor and and how to stabilize the economy as the poor is the one greatly affected by it.
As such, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo decrees to her Cabinet members to come up with livelihood programs aside from the programs that have been used already.
by anyajulia | Jan 21, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Although there is a global crisis felt, there has been an increase in Pinoy workers wo went abroad to work in the past year.
According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), based on a hearsay by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, there has been a 24.4% increase in OFWs from 982,286 to 1,221,829 this past year.
Of the 24.4%, 90% are in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait ug Hong Kong.
But it is already predicted that the sending of Pinoy Workers abroad will slow down because of the effects of the crisis to the economy.
Although the BSP believes that there will still be a great need of OFWs in Canada, Bulgaria, Australia, and United Arab Emirates including Qatar.
