Ex-Roxas water czar denies approving additional loan
BY RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City – Former Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD) general manager Medardo Pestaño denied he approved a P193-million additional loan for...
Fire kills 3 kids in Cadiz City
BY CYRUS M. GARDE
CADIZ City – Three children died in a fire that struck their nipa house in Sitio Aloyan, Brgy. Caduhaan here.
The Bureau...
‘What will happen to my constituents?’
BY EUGENE Y.ADIONG
BACOLOD City – The barangay captain of Banago expressed concern over the fate of 80 houses if the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)...
Timely class suspensions pushed
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA - Local government units were reminded to issue class suspensions on time in case of strong weather disturbances.
Malacañang...
HUNT ON FOR MASTERMINDSugar central ‘attackers’ clash with soldiers
By CYRUS M. GARDE and RUBY P. SILUBRICO
BACOLOD City — Government troopers are now hunting the man who they believe led the New People’s...
Pototan cops linked to drugs face relief
By RUBY P. SILUBRICO
POTOTAN, Iloilo — Four personnel of the Pototan police station could be relieved if proven guilty of protecting drug dealers in...
Cases vs resort, DENR junked
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA — The two cases filed against Boracay West Cove and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
‘Pass-on charges needed’
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City — The Capiz Electric Cooperative (Capelco) has to collect pass-on charges, including generation and transmission costs, and taxes, its...
‘Some execs don’t pay power bills on time’
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City — Some government officials in the province are not paying their monthly electric bills on time, the Capiz Electric...
‘NO PORT WARS’PPA: Banago not competing with Bredco
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — The Banago port is not in any way competing with the Bredco (Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp.) port, a...