Embattled Alburquerque Mayor Jose Ugdoracion, Jr. has until tomorrow to parry legal blows to unseat him after the Commission on Elections en banc disqualified him for being a US green card holder.

Mayor Ugdoracion is in Manila to file tomorrow a petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) before the Supreme Court.

He was given five days to file the petition and the deadline is tomorrow.
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Inspired by the success of 2006 Tigum Bol-anon in Bohol, Boholanos from all over the world now look forward to a grand global homecoming for Tigum Bol-anon Tibuok Kalibutan (TBTK) 2009.

Boholanos away from home also get additional inspiration from an IKEA Ad statement, "the home is the most important place in the world".

Indeed, holding a festivity of such magnitude as the TBTK at home deserves our best shot, according to TBTK Chairperson Betty Veloso-Garcia.
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UNITED Small Ruminants Raisers Association (USRRA) has set a series of monthly seminar on goat-raising in different municipalities of Bohol as part of the association's year-long activities.

This month, it will in Calape to be hosted by Dream Island Resort in Panggangan on October 19, in joint sponsorship with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Calape.
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EDITORIAL
Dirt poor

Where have all the righteous people gone? That's a good question to ask in the light of the outrage surrounding the controversial cash gifts distributed to local officials by Malacañang the past week.

The first sign of smoke came up when at least one congressman admitted that envelopes were distributed during Thursday's breakfast meeting at the Palace.
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