‘MONEY TALKS’ IN BRGY, SK ELECTIONS
BY IME SORNITO and RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Despite alleged incidents of vote-buying and harassment, the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections across...
12 houses burned in Mother’s Day fire
ILOILO City – On Mother’s Day, two grandmothers lost their properties to a midday fire in Barangay Lapuz Norte, Lapuz district.
The houses of Madelyn...
Comelec to PECO: No brownout today please
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged Panay Electric Company (PECO) to ensure a steady supply of power today – the election...
Bets warned vs election offenses
ILOILO City – Candidates in the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections were warned against vote-buying and campaigning on election day on Monday.
Those engaged...
‘Bloody’ wage hike deliberations seen
BACOLOD City – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Western Visayas will deliberate on the proposed daily minimum wage increase after May...
Lawyer on Sereno ouster: ‘It’s not what we expected from SC’
ILOILO City – The president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Iloilo Chapter expressed surprise at the Supreme Court (SC) decision ousting...
432 cops with kin in brgy, SK polls relieved
ILOILO City – Policemen with relatives – up to the fourth degree of consanguinity – running for barangay or Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) posts have...
2 cops in every voting center this May 14 polls
ILOILO City – A total of 8,511 policemen are being mobilized to keep the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Western Visayas clean,...
Election gun ban: 63 violators nabbed, 206 weapons seized
ILOILO City – Since the election gun ban took effect on April 14, the police have so far netted 63 violators and 206 deadly...
Follow checkpoint rules, police told
ILOILO City – Policemen must strictly observe the guidelines when operating checkpoints, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
A strict adherence to the guidelines...