Cagayan de Oro

By NITZ ARANCON and JOEY P. NACALABAN Correspondent . AN INMATE who was supposed to be released in two months made his ultimate escape by diving to his death. Misamis Oriental Assistant Jail Warden Maricris Mulat identified the inmate as Rogie Reyes,  a resident of Opol, Misamis Oriental. Reyes, according ...

A RESOLUTION requesting the Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to continue with the original plan of the 30-meter wide road from LTO to the Coastal Highway was approved by the 18th City Council during its regular session this week. It was learned during the previous ...

Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin Uy endorsed the deed of donation between the Rurual Transit (Mindanao), Inc. and the city government to the committee on ways and means chaired by Councilor George Goking for review. It was learned that the RTMI in addressing its priority activities towards education, health, youth and ...

By Jigger J. Jerusalem Correspondent . AT LEAST three public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drugs following a joint operation conducted by government enforcement agencies in the city’s bus terminals. This was confirmed by Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-10 (LTFRB-10) regional director Aminoden Guro, whose office ...

The health, sanitation and health insurance committee is set to review the proposed ordinance establishing the Cagayan de Oro City free-standing screening drug testing laboratory. This is pursuant to Section 16 of Republic Act 7160, which mandates that “every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily ...

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By Jigger J. Jerusalem Correspondent . AN opposition senatorial candidate has challenged the administration candidates to go with them or on their own to the Scarborough Shoal, a part of the contested waters in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), to see for themselves the real situation there. “If they want ...

By Jigger J. Jerusalem Correspondent . THE local government-run sports facility located here can never be considered a private property despite the ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman upholding the argument of two public officials whose nepotism and graft charges were dismissed by the anti-graft body, according to Mayor ...

By JOEY P. NACALABAN Correspondent . “The war on drugs is the war against the poor.” Thus said  Senatorial candidate Florin “Pilo” Hilbay during a press conference here in the city last Sunday. Hilbay was in the city as part of his campaign sorties across the country. He said a ...

By Shiela Mae Butlig Correspondent . Sangunniang Panlalawigan Board Member President Elipe is confident that the motion for reconsideration that Ernesto Molina filed against him and brother-in-law Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano would be denied again. Molina filed a motion for reconsideration before the Office of the Ombudsman on ...