TO find evidence to cancel his bail, prosecution lawyers have asked the court to summon cult leader and Dinagat Island Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. to serve as their witness. But the Philippine Benevolent Missionary Association leader’s lawyer, Orlando Salatandre, assailed the reque…
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Against the odds
Jade Ecleo’s victory on becoming the Vice-Governor of Dinagat Islands is an example of the ability of people to rise from the ashes and survive the obstacles and hardships of the 2010 elections. Jade wanted to take the gubernatorial seat again to have continuity for her pro…
Ecleo Jr. attends House seminar with GMA, Imelda et al
A homicide suspect, who is out on bail, was also a head turner in the neophytes' seminar at the House of Representatives on Thursday. A radio dzMM report said on-lookers were surprised when Ruben Ecleo Jr. attended the seminar for neophyte congressmen, which included for…
EDITORYAL - Unsa gyuy kahimtang sa lawas ni Ecleo?
Daghan kaayong nahibulong nganong nagpabiling maayo og lawas si Supreme cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. nga unta gi-diagnose naman siya nga sama sa usa ka taliulbong bomba niadtong 2004. Ang maong teminolohiya nga sama sa usa ka “time bomb” si Ecleo, usa ka indirektang pagpasabo…
Villar still richest House member, Cong. Ecleo in Top 8
Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar, wife of defeated presidential candidate Senator Manuel Villar, remains the richest member of the House of Representatives, but is no longer a billionaire unlike last year, as her networth dropped to P947.8 million, according to the St…
Ecleo’s trial resumes; security up
THE trial of the eight-year-old parricide case against cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. will resume this afternoon. After being stalled for more than two months, Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Soliver Peras of Branch 10 will conduct a hearing to find out whether or not Ecleo ha…
Dinagat Islands officials ask SC to reverse ruling
Officials of Surigao del Norte on Tuesday said they are set to ask the Supreme Court again to reconsider its earlier ruling that declared the creation of Dinagat Island as a separate province was unconstitutional. The SC nullified for the second time a law creating the prov…
Decision on Dinagat upheld
The Supreme Court has upheld its earlier decision that nullified for being unconstitutional a law creating the province of Dinagat Islands and voided the election of its provincial officials during the 2007 polls. In a resolution penned by Associate Justice Diosdado M. Peral…
Poll win may cost Ecleo bail
Prosecutors in the parricide case against congressman-elect Ruben Ecleo Jr. will cite his victory in last Monday's elections to persuade a Cebu judge to cancel his P1-million bail. "Ecleo's victory is our evidence that he is not a walking time bomb," lawyer…
Ecleo wins as congressman of Dinagat island
THE influential Ecleo political clan of Dinagat Island in the Caraga Region dominated the local elections there, according to the official tally of votes released by the Commission on Elections. Cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr., who is facing a parricide case in Cebu City for al…
2 brothers of Ecleo’s wife to ask review of RTC ruling
The family of the late Alona Bacolod-Ecleo, wife of parricide suspect and cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr., will seek a reconsideration of a court decision convicting the self-proclaimed accesory in the killing of Alona. Josebil and Ricky said they were shocked and disappointed t…
Police urge PDEA to file raps vs Surigao Norte gubernatorial bet, 5 others
The provincial police chief of Surigao del Norte has urged the local drug enforcement agency to file charges against a gubernatorial candidate nabbed in a drug buy bust operation in Surigao City last Tuesday. Senior Superintendent Gilbert Cruz made the appeal to officials of…
Prosecution wants another doctor to check on Ecleo
A private prosecutor in the parricide case against cult leader Ruben Ecleo, Jr. is looking at the possibility of hiring the services of another independent cardiologist to check whether the health condition of the accused is indeed dangerous, as testified to by his doctor. L…
Ecleo to cite ‘heart ailment’ again
Accused cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. will attend today’s court hearing in Cebu City where a motion to cancel his P1- million bail will be tackled. His lawyer in the parricide case said Ecleo is still suffering from serious heart disease. Defense lawyer Orlando Salatandre told …
NFA-13 opens new warehouse
National Food Authority headed by Regional Director Gil Pepito B. Paqueo officially inaugurated its 30,000-bag capacity warehouse in Brgy. Luna San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands, recently. Gracing the event were Gov. Geraldine "Jade" B. Ecleo and Tubajon Mayor…
Cebu Prosecutors gusto ipabalik sa presohan si Ecleo?
Kasagaran sa mga dagkung kaso nga didto sa Mindanao nahitabo, anaa dinhi sa Sugbu gipa-balhin basi sa kamanduan sa Korte Suprema ilabina kun media killing. Tingali dinhi sa Sugbu gipanglabay tungod kay sobra ang ilang pagsalig sa atong mga mahistrado. Gawas nga dili mahadlok …
Comelec to delay printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, Special polls also likely if Supreme Court dissolves province with finality
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to delay as long as practicable the printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, the province dissolved by the Supreme Court last week, to reflect any revisions in the list of candidates. Consequently, the printing of ballots for Su…
It’s still all in the family in Mindanao’s political landscape:Davao City, Dinagat and Lanaos
In Davao City, it’s Duterte versus Nograles and in the City Council, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, wives and husbands are running for the post their loved ones are vacating. Post-EDSA six-termer mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte (1988 to 1998; 2001 to 2010) is not run…
Mga opisyales ng Dinagat Province, nagulat sa desisyon ng SC sa muling pagbalik nito sa probinsya ng Surigao del Norte
NAGULAT ang mga opisyal ng Dinagat Province sa ipinalabas na desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagbabalik sa kanila sa Mother Province ang Surigao del Norte. Ayon kay Gov. Jade Ecleo hindi pa nila natanggap ang kopya ng desisyon ngunit nakatakda silang magsampa ng Motion for Reco…
Dinagat Islands townsfolk saddened by SC declaration of provincehood as 'unconstitutional'
The townsfolk on this island were saddened by the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to declare as "unconstitutional" the law creating the province of Dinagat Islands, Governor Geraldine "Jade" B. Ecleo said on Friday. "This is not favorable to our p…
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