ACROSS THE COUNTRY
December 23, 2006 | 12:00am
The tinubong was prepared by residents of the towns 36 barangays using 50 cavans of glutinous rice, 1,512 mature coconuts, 1,008 young coconuts, 252 kilos of brown sugar (molasses), 504 kilos of muscovado sugar, 720 pieces of bamboo tubes, and 1,500 sacks of rice hulls.
Mayor Joaquin Ostrea Jr. expressed hope that the towns 2.7-kilometer bamboo rice cake would land in the Guinness Book of World Records. Jun Elias
Reports reaching the office of Chief Superintendent Ismael Rafanan, Central Luzon police director, said engineer Leonardo Joseph and Dr. Emily Gonzales were found dead with gunshot wounds in the second-floor masters bedroom.
Probers found four spent 9-mm shells and two live 9-mm bullets and a caliber 9-mm pistol there.
Police said the two had a quarrel before maintenance officer Carlos Catapusan heard gunshots from their quarters. Ric Sapnu
Chief Superintendent Antonio Dator Nañas, Caraga police director, said the insurgents carted away two licensed M-16 Armalite rifles from the security personnel of Malimono Mayor Clemente Sandigan Jr., a retired police colonel. Ben Serrano
Seismologists, however, noted a decrease in volcanic earthquakes to 10 from 28 the other day.
Crispulo Deolata, resident volcanologist of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in Sorsogon City, said Bulusans abnormal parameters suggest the possibility of more explosions to come, although alert level 1 is still in effect. Cet Dematera
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