The ongoing construction which started sometime in 2007 of the P995,037,013.61 Agas-Agas bridge with a current accomplishment of 78.63% incurring a positive slippage of 4.39%,as of February 2009, was estimated to be completed before the end of this year.

The contract under Contract Package V signed between the Philippines and Japanese Governments has its source of funds from JBIC and implemented by the Philippines-Japan Highway Loan Project Office.

The right of reply bills, if you would look on its surface level is like a duplication of what every newspaper/magazine has provided for the readers and those for aggrieved parties that want to voice out their sides. Any public official or individual can write a letter-to- the-editor piece if he/she feels that he was treated unfairly by a reporter or a columnist.

Local bands in Maasin, Baybay, Ormoc, Tacloban and other cities in region 8 (Leyte and Samar) and even in Cebu and perhaps in Mindanao and Luzon, really need coaching from professional musicians. My years of observations on how some bands here were playing during live concerts have led me to this kind of suggestion and admonition.

A motorcycle driver coming from Brgy. Canturing who drove fast in going to the proper city to buy hamburger bumped a Gawad Kalinga service car as it crossed San Vicente street in Brgy. Abgao a t about 10:30 p.m.Monday recently.