03 MARCH 2019

Sunday, 3 March 2019
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Hotel closure vexes Mandaue traders
By Rico M. Osmeña
Mandaue City — based traders
yesterday expressed concern over the
decision by Mayor Luigi Quisumbing
to order the closure of one of the most
popular hotel brands in the region.
Padlocked was Big Hotel, Big Hotel
Suites and Linear Coffee Shop owned
and managed by Cenore Corporation
and Travelbee, respectively, for alleged
contract violations and operating without
business permit and registration.
A separate order was served to
Travelbee for Big Hotel Suites and Linear
Coffee Shop for reportedly operating
By Kathleen Mae Bulquerin
The Philippine Army (PA) on Saturday
bared that New People’s Army (NPA)
rebels have intensified their recruitment
activities in order to lure students
and even teachers into joining their
movement.
This, as the PA 7th Infantry Division
which is based in Nueva Ecija warned
that NPA tacticians are actively operating
in various schools and universities in
the province to recruit students into
their fold.
Brig. Gen. Lenard Agustin, commander
of 7th ID, revealed that Kathleen Ramos, a
student of Central Luzon State University
Muñoz campus, was recruited by the
Apparently running out of
space to operate and hide from
government forces who were
pursuing them relentlessly, some
members of the terrorist group
New People’s Army in Agusan del
Norte became a bit more creative
by using a cave as their hideout
and dispensary.
It did not take long, however,
for the government troops from
the 23rd Infantry Division to
discover the Reds hiding place
after residents of Buenavista town
on Wednesday morning pointed to
their location.
And just like mice
By Michael Pingol
without business permits.
The order also accused the firm of
failing to pay business taxes and fees
for calendar year 2019 and hiring an
employee who did not pay occupational
tax prior to employment.
The development reportedly rattled
the local businessmen some of whom
expressed apprehension that they might
be next in line.
“The closure order was apparently
sending a warning to us that we should
toe the line or else” one of the traders
who requested anonymity said without
elaborating.
Lawyer Deolito Alvarez, legal counsel
League of Filipino Students and later
by the NPA.
Ramos was a veterinary medicine student
in the said university when she was recruited
by the student organization in 2002.
After several
years, Ramos was
killed not during the
pursuit operations of
the military forces but
by her NPA comrades
who suspected her of
being a snitch.
Her remains
were exhumed by
the government
soldiers through the
information provided
by a former rebel
after being missing
for three years.
“All students and
even teachers are
vulnerable targets
being chased by cats, the terrorists
were forced to abandon their
hideout in Sitio Bulak, Barangay
Lower Olave after sensing the
approaching soldiers.
The 40x30-meter cave can
accommodate at least 15 persons from
where two Garand rifles, 90 pieces
of medicine vials and subversive
documents were recovered.
The troops believed the rebels
used their hideout as a makeshift
hospital to perform operations on
their wounded members based on
the medicine vials found.
Lt. Col. Francisco Molina
Jr., commanding officer
of 23rd IB praised the
residents for helping
them locate the
hideout of the
enemies.
KMB
The province of Palawan recently capped the month-long celebration of
National Arts Month by showcasing
the traditional and cultural dances
through performances by select local
dance troupes.
With the theme “Carillon: Music
and Dance Stage,” the night was truly
a gathering of the province’s crème de
la crème of local dance enthusiasts
and artists.
Among the performers were
Palawan Dance Ensemble, Puerto
Princesa City Banwa Dance and
Arts, Palawan State University Dance
Troupe, San Pedro Central School
and Taytay Heritage Culture and Arts
Program.
Hundreds joined to
watch the culminating
program held in the al
fresco garden fronting
LOCAL
the Puerto Princesa City
Coliseum last 28 February.
The event was
organized by the
provincial government
in collaboration with
the Puerto Princesa
City Hall and the
Philippine Folk Dance
Society — Palawan
Chapter.
The spectators
came to witness a
world-class parade of
local talents whose
performances reflected
the colorful folklore and
rich traditions of the
countryside.
The month-long
colorful celebration also
featured Palaweño music
and art exhibits through
Pinta Kultura and was
aimed at uniting all local
artists of the province.
The festival was also
designed to showcase in
visual art the unique and
rich culture of Palawan
and the Philippine
countryside.
Bobby Ricohermoso
for Big Hotel, admitted the closure order
notice was indeed served.
He, however, insisted the hotel would
be business as usual until a final decision
is reached even as negotiations with the
city hall were ongoing.
A separate order was served to
Travelbee for Big Hotel Suites
and Linear Coffee Shop for
reportedly operating without
business permits.
Alvarez likewise raised the possibility
that politics played a role in the issuance
of closure order.
“The owners of Big Hotel are
Reds intensify campus recruitment
After several years, Ramos was
killed not during the pursuit
operations of the military forces
but by her NPA comrades who
suspected her of being a snitch.
Artistic Young dancers perform a native dance during the celebration
of National Arts Month in Palawan.
Soldiers unearth terrorists
cave hideout
Good over evil St. Michael the Archangel triumphs over a demon in
this statue inside the Malacañang compound.
ROMAN PROSPERO
Cops net meth-dealing
university studes
for NPA recruitment. I would like to tell
everyone that if we want to see change
in the government, we should change
ourselves first,” said Agustin during a
recent dialogue with local stakeholders.
Red doctrine The New People’s Army is actively recruiting students to its fold.
Palawan arts fest highlights
cultural performances
The spectators came to witness a world-class parade
of local talents whose performances reflected the
colorful folklore and rich traditions of the countryside
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businessmen and not politicians. It is
sad that businesses are often victimized
by dirty, heartless and evil hands of
politicians,” he said.
It was gathered that during the time
of Mayor Jonas Cortes, the city leased
its property to Katumanan Hardware,
Inc. which in turn subleased the same
to Cenore Corporation through a deed
of assignment.
However, the Commission on Audit
found out later that the deed of
assignment did not have the authority
of the city council.
The city council reportedly tried to
contact the management of the hotel to
rectify the issue but the latter failed to
comply with the summons.
The city hall then gave Cenore
30 days to justify and prove why the
hotel shouldn’t be closed but failed,
prompting the former to interpret it as
clear manifestation of bad faith.
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said the original contract between the
city and Katumanan was for 15 years,
from 2007 to 2022, but this was extended
to 25 years during renegotiation in 2012
while Cortes was still mayor.
The Cebu police on Friday arrested two college students while in
possession of shabu which they claimed they were using to stay awake
while studying their lessons.
The suspects, identified as Marlito Alberca, 24, a second-year civil
engineering student, and Blake Bantugan, 34, a third-year medical student.
They were caught when they inadvertently dropped a packet of shabu
along a sidewalk in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City and were spotted
by cops on board a passing patrol car.
Cpl. Giovanni Frasco of the Mambaling Police they were patrolling
the area when they noted the suspects who were acting suspiciously.
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