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The tourists' haven of Panglao would finally get the potable water, as elusively pursued during the past decade due to political intramurals among its local officials.
This breakthrough came last Friday after the provincial leadership intervened to "rescue" the never ending debates on which waterworks utilities would serve the water requirements in the various beach resorts and the residences of this coastal municipality.
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GSIS lists living pensioners "dead"
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It shocked an active pensioner of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) after learning that he appeared in official records as dead.
Celebrating his 86th birthday yesterday, Joseph Sevilla Sr. even went to the GSIS Tagbilaran office two months ago to confirm his status as a pensioner which is required by the GSIS to regularly update its database.
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ERC to rule on franchise tax; Critics "no show" at hearing
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) can now rule on a petition filed by Bohol Light Company Inc. (BLCI) to collect franchise taxes from its power consumers.
Not a single oppositor on Bohol Light's petition attended the public hearing called by the ERC last August 28 despite a much-hyped opposition led by Tagbilaran Mayor Dan Lim who challenged the legal personality of the utility firm.
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Bohol will be in the limelight anew with the holding of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Women Summit 2008 dubbed as 5th National Biennial Summit on Women in Policing, in coordination with Soroptimist International Philippines Region (SIPR) scheduled at the posh Bohol Plaza Resort and Restaurant, Dayo Hill, barangay Mayacabac, Dauis town.
The summit will kick off on Thursday and culminates on Saturday.
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MANILA. A team from the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFACom) is flying to Sulu and Zamboanga City to investigate reports that American forces have joined local troops in combat operations.
"This group headed by Undersecretary Edilberto Adan will proceed to Zamboanga and Sulu to investigate the allegations,'' Brigadier General Jorge Segovia, acting chief of the Armed Forces command center, said at the Sulo Hotel press forum.
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