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Mayor Richard I. Gomez orders Engr. Beboy Codilla to cease and desist from conducting and pursuing any activity, directly or indirectly, related to poultry farming in his AOG Poultry Farm in Brgy. Catmon, Ormoc City which does not have any Barangay and Mayor’s Permits since the start of its operation in 2010 up to the present. Engr. Beboy Codilla owns the AOG Group. Source: Krusada

From the Ormoc City Tourism Office| For two consecutive years, LGU-Ormoc has been organizing activities to highlight the artistry of Ormocanons during National Arts Month which was signed under the Presidential Proclamation 683, back in 1991.  This year’s theme is Ani ng Sining: Philippine Arts Festival 2019 National Arts Month Activities in Ormoc City: 1. Photo Contest February 4-28, 2019 City Youth Development office 2. National Arts Month Kick Off, Kundirana February 8, 2019, 6pm Ormoc City Stage DEPED-Ormoc & Liga ng mga Baranggay 3. Pinta 2019 Painting Contest Feb 9, 2019, 9am Museum (Old City Hall) Ormoc City Visual Artist Association 4. Artfest 2019 Feb 10, 2019, 9am Museum (Old City hall) Ormoc City Visual Artist Association 5. Hosting Workshop February 11, 2019, 9am New Ormoc City Hall, Muti purpose Hall City Youth Development Office 6. Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Strategic Planning Workshop February 12 & 13, 2019 Ormoc Cit...

#WalangPasok I February 5, 2019, Tuesday has been declared as a Special (Non-Working) Day throughout the country in celebration of Chinese New Year.

 The House of Representatives’ Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Wednesday approved a bill seeking to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) training for senior high school students in public and private schools throughout the country. The still unnumbered substitute bill was approved in only the panel’s second hearing following a motion to approve from one of the bill’s authors, Batangas Rep. Raneo Abu. The motion was carried without any objection. The panel’s approval came more than two months after President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to expedite the restoration of ROTC for senior high school students to instill patriotism and love of country among the youth. The bill, which aims to “instill patriotism, love of country, moral and spiritual virtues, respect for human rights and adherence to the Constitution,” is being supported by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of National Defense (DND). The app...

BREAKING: An explosion at a mosque in Zamboanga City killed two people and injured at least three others.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that would legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis (marijuana) and expand research into marijuana’s medicinal properties. The lower House gave its final nod to House Bill (HB) No. 6517 with 163 votes. Five lawmakers voted on the negative while three lawmakers abstained during nominal voting. HB 6517’s approval came just two session days after it was approved on second reading last Wednesday, January 23. The proposed law seeks to help patients suffering from debilitating diseases and mandates the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to regulate medical cannabis. The proposed law would allow availability of medical cannabis to qualified patients with IDs to be issued by DOH. It also provides for qualifications of physicians and caregivers who can prescribe or administer medical marijuana. Isabela 1st District Rep. Rodito T. Albano III, the principal au...

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to “destroy” the Abu Sayyaf group following the deadly blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday which left 21 people dead. Duterte visited Jolo on Monday to inspect the bombed Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral and met with the relatives of the victims where he provided them financial assistance and vowed to give justice to their loved ones. The President then spoke to an audience that included soldiers as he directed them to crush the Abu Sayyaf by “whatever means.” “I’m ordering you now: Pulpugin ninyo ang Abu Sayyaf by whatever means,” the President said in his speech, a transcript of which was released by Malacañang on Tuesday. “Meron man tayong helicopter, may eroplano, may mga barko. Eh iyong mga bala natin diyan sa mga kanyon ninyo...paputukin na ninyo. I-bomba muna ninyo lahat, magbili na tayo ng bagong stock.” The President made it clea r that civilians must be spared from the ...