Qatar court clears 17 Filipinos in theft case
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA â Seventeen Filipino ship workers charged with stealing fuel were acquitted by a Qatar criminal court.
The Philippine Embassy...
Pinay âcrocâ savior hailed for conservation efforts
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA -A Filipino conservationist has been bestowed with a Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) award for her work involving...
SP discretionary fund abolished? Irregularities found in SPA spending
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City â The Commission on Audit (COA) issued notices of suspension for transactions using the Sangguniang Panlalawiganâs (SP) Special Projects Allocation...
PNoy to open solar plant, bridgeHe canât inaugurate CyberCentre â guv
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City â President Benigno Aquino III will visit Negros Occidental on May 15, Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. yesterday confirmed.
The President will...
GSO to Lopez: Give city equipment back
By MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City â The cityâs General Services Office (GSO) head asked Councilor Carlos Jose Lopez to turn over all city government-owned properties...
NBI manâs motion denied
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City â The Office of the OmbudsmanâVisayas denied the motion for reconsideration that a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) personnel filed...
Roxas police warn vs swindlers
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City â Police here appealed to the public to be vigilant against members of budol-budol gang.
Those with plenty of money...
Modern abattoir to rise in Kalibo soon
By BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan â A modern âAAâ-rated slaughterhouse that would serve the domestic market will be built in this capital town.
The...
P1.4-M BOUNTY FOR 10 WANTED PERSONSPRO-6 seeks public help
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City â Over P1.4 million are being offered for the arrest of 10 wanted persons in Western Visayas.
The 10 are not...
MIWD âdouble billingâ slammed
BYÂ GLENDAÂ SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO â Does Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) have a new bulk water supplier? Homeowners of Savannah subdivisionâs Glen C and Glen D projects...