SC declares key DAP points illegal

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) declared as “unconstitutional” salient features of the government’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). These are: Withdrawal of unobligated allotment...

Soldiers ambushed

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – An improvised explosive device believed to have been set off by rebels wounded two Philippine Army soldiers in...

CYBER PORN 3 more girls seek NBI help

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Three more girls claimed they were victims of an online pornography syndicate and have sought the help of the...

Jun-jun’s choice my choice – ex-guv

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Former Iloilo governor Niel Tupas Sr. may have doomed the congressional hopes of his son, Vice Gov. Raul Tupas. The...

Biggest McDonald’s store in Iloilo opens

BY RAYMART ESCOPEL ILOILO City – One of the biggest fastfood chains in the country, McDonald’s is the first commercial establishment to operate at Megaworld’s...

Martial Law victims seek compensation

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Martial Law-era human rights victims flooded the Iloilo Provincial Capitol yesterday to file claims for compensation before a team...

All Banate villages ‘drug-affected’

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – All barangays in Banate, Iloilo were drug-affected, according to the president of the municipality’s Association of Barangay Councils...

Soldier hurt in encounter

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – An encounter between the New People's Army (NPA) and the 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army...

‘SEXTORTION’ RING IN ILOILO?

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – An online extortion or prostitution syndicate could be behind the proliferation of photos showing a girl from this city...

4 cops fired over drugs

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – Four policemen of Pototan town were removed from their posts for alleged links to drug dealers. The director of the...