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POLICE arrested Thursday four alleged robbers of a Cagayan de Oro-bound bus after a five-minute shootout in Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental, wounding one of the suspects. The gunfire erupted after one of the suspects, identified as Allan Ripuela, resisted arrest inside latter's residence in Barangay Sta. Cruz, said Police Chief Inspector Danilo Tumanda, who heads the City Public Safety Management Company (CPSMC). Suspects were arrested following a hot pursuit operation in connection with the robbery o  

AN INDEPENDENT team created to probe the Integrated Forest Management Agreement (IFMA) issued to Southwood Timber Corporation (STC) has already started doing its investigation. The independent team, composed of six foresters who are members of the Philippine Society of Foresters, arrived in Gingoog City on March 10 for a four-day visit. "We are here to check the complaint submitted to Sec. Lito Atienza of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last January and to validate the viola  

Mindanao's power shortage may have brought hardship to most businesses, but there are those that are thriving amid these conditions -- vendors of generator sets and rechargeable lamps, as well as repair shops for appliances. "We sold about 20 units of power generators in the last two weeks, mostly to those from areas hardest hit by the brown-outs," said Robert U. Te, Jr. whose family owns a chain of electrical supply shops at this city's Chinatown district. Two of his neighbors claimed they have dispo  

THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have started evaluating two Japanese-funded infrastructure projects. A NEDA statement said a recent meeting between representatives of the two agencies started the evaluation, which is usually scheduled two years after project completion, as prescribed by JICA's rules for ODA projects. The two projects to be reviewed jointly are the P6.4-billion Rural Road Network Development Project in Ilocos  

THE PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) is beefing up safety measures on all ports and ferry terminals to ensure passenger security for travelers in the coming Holy Week. PCG Commandant Admiral Wilfredo D. Tamayo yesterday said that with the expected influx of passengers going to and from the provinces, passenger assistance centers will be set up nationwide in all ports from March 30 to April 14. "The centers will particularly help ensure the orderly, safe and secure conduct of embarkation of passengers and l  

SIX more local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are planning to declare a state of calamity in their respective areas after damage to crops due to the dry spell have reached P27 million as of Thursday. Provincial Agriculture Officer Igmedio Tabianan said crop damage in Hinobaan town has already reach P4,776,915; Sipalay City - P576,885; Kabankalan City -P162,000; Isabela - P420,000; La Castellana - P144,000; and Don Salvador Benedicto. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".  

THE Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Industries (Coci) is set to study the proposal of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) for a P75 across-the-board wage increase for private workers in Northern Mindanao. Jerome R. Soldevilla, president of Coci, said the industries recognize the plight of the labor sector in the light of escalating cost of living aggravated by the spikes in the prices of basic commodities. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".  

WIN or Lose, the Northern Mindanao contingent to this year's Palarong Pambansa in Tarlac province is bent on putting up a good show. To ensure that athletes will be in tip-top shape, the Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association (NMRAA) team's so-called "35-day intensive training program" is now in full swing. "This is to show that we really mean business here," said NMRAA team manager Raymund S. Antolo, who is also a member of the Task Force on Intensive Training, headed by Department of Educat  

Class 2010 as she leads their commencement exercises in Baguio City Monday. A Malacañang statement said President Arroyo would witness the commissioning of the 226 members of Class Masidlak (Mandirigmang Sibol ng Dakilang Lahing Kayumanggi) to the military. Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Victor Ibrado and PMA Superintendent Vice Admiral Leonardo Calderon Jr. will join the President in welcoming the newest batch of military officers.