‘Balita’ Archives

Benaldo’s camp responds to health centers issue

By GERRY LEE GORIT CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - In response to a radio broadcast last Saturday about the barangay health centers in the first congressional district of Cagayan de Oro City, the chief of staff of Congressman Benjo A. Benaldo has issued a clarification regarding the issue. Andrew Bascon said it should be Benaldo who is to be credited [...]

Isuzu records flat growth

ISUZU Philippines Corp (IPC) on Monday said first-quarter sales were flat despite a recovery in the medium and heavy-duty truck segments. In a statement, IPC said it sold 2,734 vehicles in the January to March period, or six units more than last year’s 2,728. But in the medium and heavy-duty truck segments, sales jumped 53.4 percent to [...]

Melco Crown raises $377M through equity placement

MELCO Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp. has raised $ 377 million in fresh capital from the sale of about one billion common shares to institutional buyers. Its stabilization agent UBS said the equity placement was priced at P14 per share, the top-end of the P11-P14 price range. “The orderbook was over six times oversubscribed with 140 [...]

Expect the best

Expect the best

BY : JHAN TIAFAU HURST A famous professor from Harvard University did a study in a primary school. At the beginning of the school year the teachers were given the names of 5 children. The teachers were told that these 5 were the best students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average. Well, guess what? By the end of [...]

MisOr 2nd cong’l district wins in Tesda Kabalikat Award

By Honey Analou E. Doña THE Second Congressional District of Misamis Oriental is first runner-up in the national level of the 2012 Kabalikat Awards of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). (more...)

Swiss team completes its mission to assist the victims of TS ‘Sendong’

THE Swiss emergency team, which has assisted in the relief efforts in cities of (more...)

Death toll in Cagayan de Oro flood rises to 252

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental-– The death toll due to (more...)

Smart serves flood-affected Mindanao

Smart serves flood-affected Mindanao

To provide assistance to those affected by tropical storm Sendong (more...)