VP Leni slams ‘barya’ Imelda bail, ‘improper dispensation of justice’
MANILA – It's just "spare change" for one accused of stealing billions.
Vice President Leni Robredo had this to say about the Sandiganbayan's decision to...
SSS HUNTS DELINQUENT EMPLOYERS
ILOILO City – The Social Security System (SSS) has secured from the courts warrants of arrest against 40 employers in this city and Iloilo...
Army: 2 rebels killed in Escalante firefight
BACOLOD City – The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IB) in Murcia, Negros Occidental claimed an encounter in Sitio Puting Bato, Barangay Washington, Escalante...
Bacolod mulls P19M budget for 2019 fests
BACOLOD City – The Office of the City Mayor plans to shell out almost P19 million for various festivals to be held next year.
The...
Prov’l capitol releases yearend bonus, cash gift
ILOILO – The provincial government has started releasing the 14th month pay and cash gift of capitol employees.
The yearend bonus is equivalent to one...
Philippines is spending $14B to build a ‘pollution-free’ city
MANILA, the hyper-dense capital of the Philippines, is known for its traffic jams. In a 2016 survey, navigation company Waze ranked Manila as having...
WATER FRANCHISE DISPUTE LOOMS
ILOILO City – Bulk water supplier Prime Water Infrastructure Corp. of former senator Manny Villar has applied for a franchise to establish, operate and...
Defensor downplays SP reorganization
ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) majority has a good working relationship with his administration, stressed Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. in the wake of...
BJMP seeks to ease jail congestion
ILOILO City – Nine jails being constructed in select areas of Western Visayas are expected to address the congestion problem in the region’s various...
‘Gas station workers try to steal LPG tanks’
ILOILO City – Three gasoline station workers in Arevalo district were accused of trying to steal filled tanks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Jun Jovel...