Santiago City becoming ‘jueteng’ capital, says group
SANTIAGO CITY — Church officials and civil society groups on Saturday held a protest march here to start an all-out campaign against the illegal numbers game “jueteng” in Isabela.
Officials of the Good Governance Movement and Accountability (GGMA), a multi-sectoral movement, said they launched the protest action to prevent Santiago [...]
Arroyo OKs move to bring POEA closer to Cagayan Valley
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has approved the establishment of a satellite office of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in Cagayan Valley, Catholic Bishop Ramon Villena said Friday.
Villena, who heads the regional development council (RDC) of Cagayan Valley, said Arroyo, over lunch [...]
Canvass board scores Isabela gov for ‘boycott’
The now-defunct provincial board of canvassers of Isabela scored re-elected Gov. Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca for boycotting her proclamation on the evening of June 28, moments after she was declared winner in the controversy-plagued gubernatorial contest.
Lawyer Abraham Johnny Asuncion, erstwhile PBOC chair, expressed disgust over the decision of Padaca [...]
Sevens keep turning up but Padaca says it’s prayers
Isabela Gov. Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca may not be a superstitious person, but she knows she has been blessed by events relating to her favorite number, 7.
Padaca spoke about the seemingly fortuitous recurrence of No. 7 in her life before attending a thanksgiving party on Saturday, July [...]
