Headlines:
WILL THE DEFECTION OF THE top City Councilor to
the opposition hurt incumbent Mayor Dennis Socrates’
chance of getting a fresh political mandate?
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THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION Detection Group (CIDG)
acknowledged recently that they are looking into
allegations that Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor
Fernando “Dong” Batul has links with
the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s
Army.
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THE NATIONAL FOOD Authority has played down recent
complaints about the rice shortage in Puerto Princesa,
saying they have enough supply to meet emergency
local demands and influence rice prices despite
hoarding activities by some traders.
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EIGHT PEOPLE, including the barangay captain in
Tara Island in the municipality of Coron have been
declared missing after typhoon Milenyo struck the
province recently.
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FOUR OFFICIALS OF the provincial government are
poised to face administrative charges following
the fact-finding investigation on reported anomalies
during the recently concluded Baragatan centennial
provincial celebration.
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THE COMPANY PROPOSING to set up a tuna processing
plant insists that there is no other viable location
for them except for the residential property in
Bancao-Bancao that they have asked to be converted
into an industrial zone despite stiff opposition
from neighboring residents.
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