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ALIVE AND KICKING. Mayor Vicente Emano (left) speaks before his family’s supporters during the proclamation of his son, Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano (extreme right, with raised hands), outside the capitol on Thursday. The young Emano was proclaimed governor of Misamis Oriental. A businessman is threatening to file more graft charges against the outgoing mayor. (photo by Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews)

Wait, we’re not done yet: Guialani

May 20, 2013 | 0 comment
By Nitz Arancon CAGAYAN de Oro can start moving on now but not businessman Jacky Ching and his associate William Guialani who are out to legally finish off Mayor Vicente Emano and Councilor Adrian Barba.
PROUD FATHER, HAPPY SON. A proud Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano joins his happy son Yevgeny Vincente following the younger Emano’s proclamation as the next governor of Misamis Oriental on Thursday afternoon. The Emano family has lost their political grip on Cagayan de Oro but are back to dominating politics in Misamis Oriental where the elder Emano started his political career. (photo courtesy of Jerome Jungco)

Oca, Bambi start talking about ‘healing,’ unity

May 18, 2013 | 4 comments
By Ben Balce CAGAYAN de Oro Mayor-elect Oscar Moreno and Misamis Oriental Governor-elect Yevgeny Vincente Emano are starting off on the right foot with both calling for “healing,” reconciliation and unity. One even called for a harmonious working [...]
BACK AT THE CAPITOL. Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano speaks to a crowd at the capitol grounds following the proclamation of his son Yevgeny Vincente as the next governor of Misamis Oriental. The elder Emano lost to Gov. Oscar Moreno in the mayoral race. photo by Nitz Arancon)

Emanos take capitol back

May 17, 2013 | 7 comments
By Nitz Arancon AFTER much delay, Yevgeny Vincente “Bambi” Emano was proclaimed yesterday as the next governor of Misamis Oriental, a victory that’s a redeeming factor given his family’s and the Padayon Pilipino’s big loss in Cagayan de Oro.
HIGH SPIRITS. Congressman-elect Rolando Uy of the 1st District, Mayor-elect Oscar Moreno and reelected Congressman Rufus Rodriguez of the 2nd District are in high spirits during their proclamation as winners in last Monday’s elections. photo by JB Deveza)

Dongkoy orders review of poll results; Oca forming transition team

May 16, 2013 | 6 comments
By Nitz Arancon MAYOR Vicente Emano is not about to concede yet––he  has directed his legal team to review the results of last Monday’s mayoral elections.
ubilant supporters of Gov. Oscar Moreno dance outside city jall yesterday to celebrate his imminent victory. (photo by JB Deveza)

Dongkoy lost even in his own polling precinct

May 15, 2013 | 13 comments
By Nitz Arancon and Mark Francisco THE once reputed political kingpin of  Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental lost even in his own polling precinct in Gusa.
BLENDING IN. Liberal Party mayoral candidate and Misamis Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno blends in with voters inside Precinct 03881 at the Upper Carmen Elementary School yesterday morning. (photo by Nitz Arancon)

Moreno is winning, shows Comelec’s partial count

May 13, 2013 | 0 comment
(2nd update / 1:42 am) By Herbie Gomez MISAMIS Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno has taken the  lead in the city’s mayoral race based on the Commission on Elections’ partial tally as of 12:49 am.
MOCK ELECTIONS. Voters fill out mock ballots during the testing of polling machines at the Consolacion Elementary School in the city. The Comelec says no major glitch was noted during the tests for 360 machines here. (photo by Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews)

THIS IS IT!

May 13, 2013 | 3 comments
By Nitz Arancon and Mark Francisco THE Padayon Pilipino and Liberal Party continued the mudslingings during the final hours of the campaign period as they summoned their supporters to Saturday’s twin miting de avance at the Rodelsa Circle and the Don [...]
MOCK ELECTIONS. Voters fill out mock ballots during the testing of polling machines at the Consolacion Elementary School in the city. The Comelec says no major glitch was noted during the tests for 360 machines here. (photo by Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews)

Troops now guarding polling machines

May 10, 2013 | 3 comments
By Nitz Arancon THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday stepped up the security in the city’s polling centers as it caused the deployment of government troops to guard election precincts where vote-counting machines would be kept and used on [...]
DIRTY FINGER. Young partisans taunt and give supporters of a rival party the dirty finger near the Xavier University gym where reelectionist Mayor Vicente Emano and Gov. Oscar Moreno faced off on Tuesday afternoon. (photo by JB Deveza)

Hold-departure order against Emano sought

May 9, 2013 | 1 comment
By Nitz Arancon NEW Wishing Star Corp. president Jacky Ching has asked the ombudsman to cause the issuance of a hold-departure order against Mayor Vicente Emano in connection with the graft cases he filed against the local chief executive and other officials.
AFTER THE DEBATE. Mayor Vicente Emano and Gov. Oscar Moreno smile and shake hands after their debate yesterday afternoon. (photo by JB Deveza)

Joson won’t open mysterious boxes

May 8, 2013 | 5 comments
By Nitz Arancon CITY budget officer Griscelda Joson could have opted to get it over with by just opening the boxes. But she didn’t.
VOLUNTEERISM. Volunteers from the Air Force help in building some 600 new homes for victims of the 2011 storm Sendong devastation at the Pagatpat relocation site, an event initiated by Habitat for Humanity with city hall’s help. Concerned citizens led by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and Roman Catholic priests are reportedly doing the rounds to tell people in resettlement areas that there is no truth to talk that those who would not vote for certain officials would be evicted and that no such thing could be done to them. One of the priests, Msgr. Boy Salvador, has been explaining to the residents why the “no vote, ibot” talk is a bluff. cio

FACE-OFF: Cops to tighten security at Xavier as it hosts mayoral debate today

May 7, 2013 | 5 comments
By Nitz Arancon CITY police director Graciano Mijares yesterday ordered security measures stepped around the Xavier University gym where reelectionist Mayor Vicente Emano and his top challenger, Gov. Oscar Moreno, are scheduled to face each other in a [...]
NO PARTISAN POLITICS, JUST VOLUNTEERISM. Mayor Vicente Emano speaks at the Pagatpat relocation site where the non-partisan group Habitat for Humanity with the aid of city hall and volunteers from various sectors attempted to set a world record of building 600 houses for victims of the 2011 storm Sendong devastation in three hours. (photo courtesy of CIO)

Commotion at city hall as workers bring out 4 mysterious boxes from ballot room

May 6, 2013 | 0 comment
(BREAKING STORY / 3rd update 10:36pm) TENSION is gripping city hall now after three city hall employees allegedly went inside the room where ballots intended for the May 13 elections are stored and took out four still unknown boxes after 5 pm today.
NO PARTISAN POLITICS, JUST VOLUNTEERISM. Mayor Vicente Emano speaks at the Pagatpat relocation site where the non-partisan group Habitat for Humanity with the aid of city hall and volunteers from various sectors attempted to set a world record of building 600 houses for victims of the 2011 storm Sendong devastation in three hours. (photo courtesy of CIO)

Survey results bedaze Liberals; Padayon not taking chances

May 6, 2013 | 2 comments
By Nitz Arancon MIXED reactions greeted the results of the second phase of Kinaadman Research Center’s survey that Xavier University released on Friday. As expected, how people reacted depended on which side they were.
NO PARTISAN POLITICS, JUST VOLUNTEERISM. Mayor Vicente Emano speaks at the Pagatpat relocation site where the non-partisan group Habitat for Humanity with the aid of city hall and volunteers from various sectors attempted to set a world record of building 600 houses for victims of the 2011 storm Sendong devastation in three hours. (photo courtesy of CIO)

Close call for mayoral race, shows Xavier U survey

May 4, 2013 | 12 comments
XAVIER University yesterday released the official results of the second pre-election survey conducted by the Kinaadman Research Center, showing that the mayoral race is still a close call between reelectionist Mayor Vicente Emano and Misamis Oriental [...]
SURPRISE ALLIANCE. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of the 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro (second from left) raises the hands of Liberal Party mayoral candidate Oscar Moreno outside Cogon public market on yesterday morning. It was the first time Rodriguez and Moreno campaigned together after joining forces following the near brawl during a candidates’ forum at the Capitol University last Thursday. A day after the CU incident, the Rodriguez family openly declared their support for Moreno who is currently governor of Misamis Oriental and the challenger of reelectionist Mayor Vicente Emano. Also in photo are LP candidates for city council seats Tito Mora (extreme left), Ingrid Agudo (extreme right) and Pastor Ching Roa (right, back row). (photo by Froilan Gallardo)

Good quality: BSP exec says of fake bills

May 3, 2013 | 0 comment
By Ben Balce and Nitz Arancon AN official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday expressed surprise over the quality of the fake US and Philippine treasury bills seized by authorities on three separate occasions here since last week.
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