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‘Judge Bitay’ dies of cardiac arrest

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:53:58 +0000

CAGAYAN de Oro’s “hanging judge” died Wednesday of heart attack.

Judge Noli T. Catli, widely known as the “hanging judge” of the city, was rushed Wednesday evening to Maria Reyna Hospital but later succumbed to cardiac arrest.

Born on May 23, 1938 in Barangay San Simon, Cagayan de Oro City, Catli served as the City’s Fiscal from [...]

Abaday twits Dongkoy on TV antic

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:30:46 +0000

“IF YOU want a safer city for our constituents, try doing your job by attending City Council sessions.”

Councilor Roger Abaday dished out the advice to Cagayan de Oro Vice Mayor Vicente Emano, who was seen and heard in a television report pleading to an official of a Muslim rebel group to spare the city from [...]

City doctors ‘overworked, underpaid’

Archie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:48:54 +0000

LOW pay and poor working conditions have forced most doctors of the government owned JR Borja Memorial City Hospital to tender their resignations, a hospital insider said.

A city hospital physician, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the doctors resigned as a group as a statement to City Hall that they had lost confidence on [...]

Lightning caused C-130 plane crash?

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:51:12 +0000

THERE are talks going around among fishermen in Davao City that a lightning struck the C-130 Hercules Lockheed plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) before it plunged to the Davao Gulf, Monday evening.

With the latest technology available, many doubted if it is still possible for a lightning strike to bring down such a [...]