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Julius
for Bohol
gov? Die is cast For
the incumbent vice governor there's no
turning back in bid to capture top prov'l
post Is
there anybody who can think of any other fitting description to the tenacity of
V-Gov. Julius Ceasar Herrera in keeping his hopes alive to capture the top provincial
post? This
question bugs the gubernatorial pretender no end but the answer is as good as
"the die is cast". Interviewed
in the sidelines of the IBP elections yesterday, the
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Boiser
elected IBP president
By
SEN GUINGGUING
| Lawyer
Mitchel John Boiser was swept to the presidency of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
(IBP), Bohol chapter, in yesterday's election, prevailing over two other contenders-
-retired assistant provincial prosecutor Joselito Estrera and Lawyer Floriendo
Columnas.
Boiser
got 73 votes, while Columnas got 37. Estrera, who later backed out got 20.
Over 100 good-standing Boholano lawyers attended the IBP election and General
Assembly 2009 held in MetroCentre Hotel.
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'Bayong'
poised to replace plastics
By
ANGELINE VALENCIA
TALIBON-Taking
off from this town for the Bohol scope, the Department of Trade and Industry launched
on Tuesday the Bayong Development Program in barangay San Jose to revive the Filipino
weaving tradition and reinvent the image of native woven bags, known as "bayong"
or "bawjot", in an attempt to minimize the dominance of plastic and
fabric bags in the market.
Gateway
East Inc. Chief Executive Officer Cesar Cueto, the resource speaker during the
launching program, explained that continued use of plastic materials would lead
local government units into spending much on landfills to contain the non-biodegradable
garbage from plastic materials, and the possible loss of market for local products
in favor of plastic and fabric bags imported from China.
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North
star on a dark night
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proposal for the launching of a moral force is one idea whose time has come. In
a country that has lost its moorings, this is one big step toward restoring the
lost virtues that once made it the "Pearl of the Orient". |
And
there is no better person to sound the call than Chief Justice Reynato Puno. A
man who shunned the wayside on the way to the highest position in the Highest
Tribunal, Puno knows what it takes to resist the lure that destroyed men made
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