19th November 2011

Stud from Bontoc grabs 20th NSO QUIZ regional champion Posted by Jani Arnaiz, Chief Editor on November 19, 2011, 6:38 am By Ronnie C. Roa ORMOC CITY – A freshman student from Southern Leyte State University-Bontoc Campus grabbed the 20thNational Statistic Office (NSO) Quiz regional championship held at the New Ormoc City Hall on November 17. Norvim Hombre, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) freshman bested 21 other contestants in region 8.  He was on the 2ndplace after 2 rounds but the leading contestant from Samar College was disqualified after the quiz officials learned that she was not a first timer freshman before the final round resumed.  It was a tight race for Hombre.  He was being tailed by a colleague from Southern Leyte, College of Maasin and one from Northern Samar College.  It was an all boys contest in the finals. Hombre said that he was very much surprised and did not expect the win since it was the first time that their school participated in such competition. His coach, Redney M. Solomon said that they will do advance reading and more on computation practice in preparation to the national quiz championship in Manila. Director Raul F. Dones, Regional Director, NSO RO8 said that the quiz was simultaneously done in the country.  He informed that region 8 had already produced a national champion, years ago. She was Jane De Veyra from University of the Philippines Tacloban.  Then last year region 8 landed 1strunner-up. It was represented by Visayas State University (VSU) formerly known as VisCA of Baybay City. Read more... Tell a Friend... :: Comments: 0

18th November 2011

SC affirms TRO; Mike free to leave Posted by Yel Cobile, Contributing Correspondent, on November 18, 2011, 7:44 pm (By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) Updated November 19, 2011 12:00 AM)   Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has been ordered by the Supreme Court to explain why she should not be cited in contempt for ignoring the SC restraining order on the travel ban on former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, according to SC spokesman Midas Marquez.   MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed yesterday its temporary restraining order (TRO) on the travel ban on former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, but said a court order for her arrest now prevented her from leaving the country. Read more... Tell a Friend... :: Comments: 0 Gloria Arroyo now under arrest Posted by Yel Cobile, Contributing Correspondent, on November 18, 2011, 7:29 pm Warrant served in her suite at St. Luke’s Medical Center (By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Jeannette I. Andrade, Miko Morelos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2:22 am, 19 Nov 2011)   (PROTEST POSTER. A militant group in wishful-thinking mode held up this poster of ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo behind bars during a rally outside the Supreme Court on Friday. Backing Leila de Lima,  they called on the court to lift the TRO letting Arroyo leave the country.  LYN RILLON) Seventeen months after stepping down from the presidency, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday was served an arrest warrant for alleged electoral sabotage.   The Pampanga representative, once dubbed the "Iron Lady of Asia,” was in bed at a 16th-floor suite of St. Luke’s MedicalCenterin TaguigCity, wearing a hospital gown and a neck brace. The serving of the warrant capped a day of swift and unexpected developments. Read more... Tell a Friend... :: Comments: 0 SC: TRO stays, Arroyos can leave Posted by Yel Cobile, Contributing Correspondent, on November 18, 2011, 2:19 pm (By The Philippine Star 18 Nov 2011) MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) today reiterated that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, can leave the country.   "The TRO (temporary restraining order) stays in full force and effect," SC spokesman Midas Marquez announced this afternoon after the high court's special en banc meeting. Read more... Tell a Friend... :: Comments: 0

15th November 2011

Government stops Arroyo flight Posted by Yel Cobile, Contributing Correspondent, on November 15, 2011, 8:20 pm (By Christine O. Avendaño, Marlon Ramos, Tarra Quismundo, Tina G. Santos; Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Nov 2011)   GOODBYE AND HELLO Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leaves airport after immigration authorities stopped her from boarding a Hong Kong-bound plane. LYN RILLON In a dramatic airport showdown, President Benigno Aquino III’s government stopped former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo from boarding a Hong Kong-bound plane and leaving the country Tuesday night, despite a Supreme Court order allowing her to seek medical treatment abroad. Read more... Tell a Friend... :: Comments: 0