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Isabela folk cry for justice for slain Ilagan mayor

by Lito Salatan - July 2, 2006 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — Isabeliños are crying for justice for this capital town’s slain mayor, Delfinito Albano, whose remains arrived here the other day. Throngs of grieving residents lined up the national...

Pols’ ‘intrusion’ seen in Isabela prosecutor’s relief

by Lito Salatan - June 26, 2006 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — State prosecutors in the Cagayan Valley and Cordillera regions have decried what they described as "illegal and unwarranted intrusion of unscrupulous and vindictive politicians or their...

Isabela town has 2 mayors

by Lito Salatan - December 16, 2005 - 12:00am

RAMON, Isabela — Amid the floods wreaking havoc in thousands of hectares of farmlands in the province, confusion now reigns in the Ramon municipal hall as to who is the real mayor. This, after Vice Mayor Mercy...

Isabela mayors drop oust-Padaca move

by Lito Salatan - June 27, 2005 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — Putting first what they called the "common good and interest" of the Isabelinos, the 36-strong provincial mayors’ league dropped plans to pursue the recall election against Gov....

Albano: I can never run from a good fight

by Lito Salatan - March 28, 2005 - 12:00am

CABAGAN, Isabela — Earning a new moniker as "Mr. Better Alternative," former congressman, now Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairman Rodolfo Albano Jr. has described himself as a "dutiful...

Isabela dad wounded, child killed in attack

by Lito Salatan - March 27, 2005 - 12:00am

GAMU, Isabela — A councilor of this town was critically wounded while his 14-year-old daughter was killed during an ambush here early yesterday morning, police said. Senior Superintendent Napoleon Estilles,...

DBM cuts Santiago City’s IRA by 79% due to reduced land area

by Lito Salatan - March 23, 2005 - 12:00am

SANTIAGO CITY — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has reduced by more than half the internal revenue allotment (IRA) of this city, raising serious concern among local officials. Isabel Taguinod,...

Isabela lawmaker confirms ‘brewing move’ to recall Padaca

by Lito Salatan - March 13, 2005 - 12:00am

SANTIAGO City — Isabela fourth district Rep. Anthony Miranda confirmed that there is, indeed, a "brewing move" to recall Gov. Grace Padaca. In a press statement, Miranda, a key political ally of Padaca,...

Padaca: Don’t fall prey to recall plotters

by Lito Salatan - March 7, 2005 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — Gov. Grace Padaca is unfazed by the reported recall plan against her, calling on her constituents not to fall prey to its plotters. "Huwag na tayong babalik sa sitwasyon na hindi bumuti...

Politics eyed in slay try on mayor

by Lito Salatan - March 6, 2005 - 12:00am

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — Police have zeroed in on politics as the strongest motive behind the slay try on the mayor of Gattaran town. Prior to the ambush, Senior Superintendent James Melad, Cagayan police...

Politics eyed in slay try on mayor

by Lito Salatan - March 6, 2005 - 12:00am

Padaca allies vow to block recall move

by Lito Salatan - February 6, 2005 - 12:00am

ROXAS, Isabela — As efforts to recall Gov. Grace Padaca snowball, her political allies are closing ranks, vowing to give the plotters a hard time. Isabela second district Rep. Edwin Uy, considered as Pada—ca’s...

Quirino b’gay under quarantine

by Lito Salatan - January 9, 2005 - 12:00am

CABARROGUIS, Quirino — Health authorities have placed a mountainous barangay here where three suspected meningococcemia cases, including a Baguio City college student, hail from, under quarantine. Health workers...

Jueteng revival in Isabela, Quirino angers local execs

by Lito Salatan - January 2, 2005 - 12:00am

TUGUEGARAO City, Cagayan — Irked by reports that jueteng resurfaced in parts of Isabela, particularly Santiago City and Ramon and Roxas towns, and Quirino province after Christmas, Chief Superintendent Alfredo...

Isabela police, DENR intensify anti-illegal logging drive

by Lito Salatan - December 12, 2004 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — After its successful campaign against illegal gambling, the Isabela police command is flexing its muscles to stop illegal logging in the province. This, as the provincial police and the provincial...

Isabela gov, mayors meet on jueteng; newsmen barred

by Lito Salatan - November 14, 2004 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — Gov. Grace Padaca met with 18 of the 36 Isabela mayors late Friday afternoon and discussed "sensitive matters," including jueteng. Newsmen, including the correspondents of Manila-based...

Isabela gov, mayors meet on jueteng; newsmen barred

by Lito Salatan - November 14, 2004 - 12:00am

Isabela execs give Padaca’s Ulat a cold shoulder

by Lito Salatan - October 10, 2004 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — Cold shoulders and anemic applause greeted Gov. Grace Padaca’s two-hour Ulat sa Bayan at the tightly secured Capitol amphitheater here the other day. In her usual straightforward manner,...

Isabela league joins war vs jueteng

by Lito Salatan - October 3, 2004 - 12:00am

ILAGAN, Isabela — The Isabela Anti-Graft League has forged a "tactical alliance" with the local Catholic Church in the fight against the illegal numbers game jueteng. This, as unconfirmed reports...

Cocaine worth P6 M seized in Cagayan

by Lito Salatan - August 16, 2004 - 12:00am

APARRI, Cagayan — A joint team of the Cagayan police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized the other day 1.2 kilos of high-grade cocaine valued at P6 million on Camiguin Island here. Superintendent...

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