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Fiesta celebration re-examined in quake-hit village

By COOPER RESABAL JR. TORIL, Maribojoc – On the eve of their fiesta, residents of this scenic barangay buried on Thursday  a mother and a teenage girl who were casualties in a landslide triggered by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the island province of Bohol early morning on October 15. Ten days after the tremor that

Fiesta celebration re-examined in quake-hit village

Candidates barred from relief efforts in Bohol

(UPDATED) NO candidates in the upcoming barangay elections will be allowed to take part in relief operations in earthquake-ravaged Bohol, Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr warned on Wednesday. “The Commission on Elections is making sure that the distribution of relief will not be used for political purposes,” he said in a press briefing, adding that the

Candidates barred from relief efforts in Bohol

Comelec sets Bohol, Zambo special polls on Nov 25

By DARLENE CAY THE Commission on Elections, sitting en banc on Tuesday, scheduled the special barangay elections for Bohol and Zamboanga on November 25. The poll body earlier announced the suspension of barangay polls in Bohol, which was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake exactly a week ago. Comelec also suspended elections in Zamboanga City on October

Comelec sets Bohol, Zambo special polls on Nov 25