Burglaries, snatching pester Iloilo City cops

By: Francis Allan L. Angelo

THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is trying to stem burglary and snatching cases in the metropolis.

In Jaro district alone, police have recorded four burglaries this month so far.

Last Monday, two minors were arrested after robbing two houses on M. Jaime Street, Jaro after the owner of the one of the houses caught them red-handed. One of the suspects was wounded after the owner stabbed him with a knife.

On early Tuesday morning, unidentified thieves stole the closed circuit TV (CCTV) camera installed at the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office along Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City Proper.

By early Wednesday morning, couple Jesus Anthony and Juliet Baldon complained that robbers entered their room on the second floor of Francesca Apartments at Jalandoni Extension Street, Jaro.  This is the second time that burglars entered the apartments this month.

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Ombud to probe unfinished bridge

By: Tara Yap

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-6) clarified the status of an unfinished bridge project in Pototan, Iloilo which is now the subject of an Ombudsman investigation.

DPWH-6 regional director Edilberto Tayao said the rehabilitation of Casalsagan Bridge is under the National Roads Improvement and Management Program (NRIMP-Phase II) of DPWH central office.

Tayao said the DPWH regional office has no jurisdiction on the unfinished multi-million bridge in Pototan.

The bridge is now under investigation of the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas following complaints from drivers and commuters of the inconvenience they suffer after the contractor abandoned the unfinished project.

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Proposed traffic route to benefit Molo mall

By: Kristine Charisse Sevillano

THE TRANSPORTATION Management and Traffic Regulation Office (TMTRO) plans to experiment on the traffic flow of a major street in Molo, Iloilo City to bring commuters to two government offices and a shopping mall.

Engr. Jose A. Tengco, TMTRO chief, said the traffic experiment will convert MH del Pilar Street in Molo into a two-way street mainly for public utility vehicles.

MH del Pilar is a one-way road for vehicles from southern Iloilo and Arevalo district.

Tengco said the experiment will be implemented in two months and will primarily benefit 60 jeepney units on the Molo- Manduriao- Iloilo City route.

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A matter of trust

June 20,2013 12:54 AM

By: Henrylito D. Tacio

A LITTLE girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter: “Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.”

The little girl said: “No, Dad. You hold my hand.”  The puzzled father asked, “What’s the difference?” Read more...

Truthfulness is relational

June 20,2013 12:52 AM

By: Fr. Roy Cimagala

THAT’S obvious, but since we always take it for granted and often forget our duties and responsibilities toward it, we need to be reminded, if only to achieve more appreciation, both theoretical and practical, for it.

Truthfulness is relational since it always involves the proper engagement between us and the others, be they persons, things, Read more...

Hunger

June 20,2013 12:50 AM

By: Modesto P. Sa-onoy

LAST Saturday I looked at the exhibit on the life of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta at the west portico of the San Sebastian Cathedral. The Sisters of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa shared with us her life and her thoughts on her mission for the poor, the very poor of India and from there the poor of the world.

It was a moving exhibit, with photographs of her journey from being a young girl in Kosovo to the world’s stage and into holiness. Read more...

P500 pension at 77, a blessing?

June 20,2013 12:48 AM

By: Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.

I REMEMBER the complaint of a widowed senior citizen, or older adult as known in other countries, some time last year.

She had just arrived from the United States when we met. She told me that she had been living for quite some time in a home for the aged in that country of Uncle Sam, which she deeply disliked. Read more...