![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
Bacolod election officer dares critics to sue
BACOLOD City – City Election Officer Mavil Sia said she will welcome charges filed against her by individuals whose names were not included in...
Elections over, time to clean up – DENR
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IME SORNITO
ILOILO City – Win or lose, candidates in yesterday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections must be responsible enough to...
‘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,...