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Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
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Antigraft court
convicts former mayor |
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Dapitan City Mayor James Adasa was found to have
violated procurement procedures |
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By Jomar Canlas Reporter
THE Sandiganbayan Fifth Division
convicted ex-Dapitan City Mayor James Adasa for violation of the
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for the anomalous purchase by
the city government of UPVC pipes for the Talyaman Water System
Project during his incumbency.
In a 31-page decision of the
Anti-Graft court, penned by Associate Justice Cristina
Cortez-Estrada, Adasa “is hereby sentenced to suffer the
indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of 6 years and 1 month as
minimum to 10 years as maximum, with perpetual disqualification to
hold public office.”
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Church bells ring
for truth in Bataan
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SAMAL, Bataan: Church bells in
all Catholic churches and chapels in Bataan loudly rang for 15
minutes on its fourth night Wednesday and to last nightly until
March 19 in search for truth.
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Typhoid outbreak
in Laguna continues, DOH confirms
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The Department of Health
confirmed on Wednesday that more typhoid cases have been reported in
Calamba, Laguna, and that they still haven’t found the definitive
source of the said outbreak.
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Naga City bags
‘Galing Pook’ award
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NAGA CITY: The unique
participatory governance program of Naga City again took the center
stage for winning the Galing Pook award that encourages active
participation in governance by youth leaders.
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PDEA agents
suspect killing related to antidrug efforts
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency authorities are now looking into
possibilities that the Tuesday evening assault that seriously
wounded a PDEA agent...
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AFP signs
memorandum of agreement with antidrug agency
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THE country’s campaign against
illegal drugs has been given another boost after the Armed Forces of
the Philippines agreed to join the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency in its efforts.
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Philippine eagle
gets chance to return to Mount itanglad
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The Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) is set to release a two-year old
Philippine Eagle back to the forest of Mount Kitanlad today.
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