Poverty is not an Excuse; It’s a Road to Success November 29, 2014 Being a Public Servant is an ordinary thing. You go and listen to the public. Good governance is what public service all about is. Action will come from your constituents- the people and you decide on it. He is councilor and Atty. […]
Nothing is Impossible with Determination November 29, 2014 Hard working. A self-made man who belonged to a family of farmers in Pampanga who rose from poverty to the realms of achievements is the City’s Administrator. He is Atty. Carlos M. Canilao. He was a consistent honor student from his elementary to his college. He was […]
Doing crimes the Filipino way November 29, 2014 LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all of these things shall be added unto you…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in Matthew 6:33, the Holy Bible). -ooo- REPOST FROM 2010: “NO ONE WILL ESCAPE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTS: What, […]
WHO’S AFRAID OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT? November 29, 2014 Last Thursday from Manila, I took Tiger Air ( recently acquired by Cebu Pacific) enroute to Cagayan de Oro to visit the STEAG coal fired plant in Villanueva town inside the PHIVIDEC industrial estate. I thought I was out of Manila’s bad traffic. I thought wrong! […]
Questions November 29, 2014 Vice President Jejomar Binay seeks to meet with representatives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Why? He’ll explain his side in the raging controversy over Makati pork. Fine. While at it, why doesn’t the gentleman tell the prelates why nothing is moving in the case of Fr. Fausto “Pops” […]
City Toasts NBI-CAR for Copping 2014 Best Unit Award Vol. XVIII No. 8 (Nov. 29 – Dec. 5,2014) BAGUIO CITY – The city council cited the National Bureau of Investigation Cordillera (NBI-CAR) for copping the award as the Best Organization Unit of the Year during the 78th anniversary celebration of the bureau last Nov. 13. […]
Cultural Evolutions in the Cordillera through Western Beats II November 29, 2014 “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” -Jawaharlal Nehru Thriving Western folk and country music in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have great upshots in the lives of most Cordilleran people before the advent of the 21st century. These […]
Council okays P1M for BGH Isolation Rooms Vol. XVIII No. 8 (Nov. 29 – Dec. 5,2014) BAGUIO CITY – The city council on Monday approved on first reading the appropriation of P1 million for the establishment of isolation rooms at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center for patients with infectious ailments like the dreaded […]
Iskolar ng Bayan Act to Widen Access to Higher Education Vol. XVIII No. 8 (Nov. 29 – Dec. 5,2014) A milestone in legislation “Today, we have moved one step closer towards our goal of providing all Filipinos, particularly the poorest of the poor, free access to quality education that will serve as their tool to […]
Safeguards in Place to Deter Abuse of Lump-Sums in 2015 Budget Vol. XVIII No. 8 (Nov. 29 – Dec. 5,2014) Senator Chiz Escudero said there are enough safeguards in the 2015 spending package crafted by the Senate to ensure that lump sum items will be used properly. Escudero allayed fears that the lump sum items […]