A total gun ban for the entire province of Samar effective May 1 has been declared by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas on orders of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo following the killing of Calbayog City Mayor Reynaldo S. Uy last April 30.
Most ordinary people cannot appreciate or even understand the wisdom behind plea bargaining agreements that are tolerated in our justice system and has been a common occurrence in the treatment of corruption and plunder cases in the country.
No matter the crisis, people still find ways to share the graces of the year that was by feasting with visitors during fiesta celebrations.
Recent reports revealed that plenty of people in the region, or probably nationwide, are hunting down a rare lizard known as gecko, or tiki in the native tongue. The hunt is massive that very soon, that lizard species would soon go instinct as feared for by wildlife supporters.
For more than two years now, residents of the highly urbanized Tacloban City have been waiting for the water system that Mayor Alfred Romualdez has promised during the campaign for the HUC-hood of the city to be installed therein.
Once again, as expected, Manny Pacquiao won in his latest fight in the weltererweight division against Sugar Shane Mosley. It was a title bout for Pacquiao to defend his WBO welterweight belt.
Plus 64 was President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino approval rating in November 2010 but it has declined to still positive 46 albeit a drop by 18%. T
Since July 2010, pump prices of both diesel and gasoline have jumped up by around one-third from its original price. And just last week, pump prices are at the highest since 2008 and what is worse, we can only expect more increases in the future.
The past days augurs well for the world. It was a joyous past week that brought positive vibes and hope to a world which has been wobbling from the effects of strife in some middle eastern countries and the increase in fuel prices and basic commodities.
It is not out of the question if the President will be receiving negative reviews regarding the current situation of the country. It must have been expected by the people in Malacañang Palace that he would fall short in his ratings.
