![“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")
City gov’t freezes work on new Mandurriao bldg
ILOILO City – The city government’s Office of the Building Official (OBO) has stopped all construction activities at a new building in Barangay Bolilao,...
P200-M more for displaced Boracay folks
ILOILO City – To address labor displacement due to Boracay Island’s impending closure for six months beginning April 26, the Department of Social Welfare...
Moises Padilla town wary of ‘acts of terrorism’
BACOLOD City – Mayor Magdaleno Peña of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental ordered security tagging and random identification in the municipality to prevent “acts of...
Marañon ‘clueless’ about P4-M animal hub project
BACOLOD City – He had no idea about the construction of a P4-million animal hub project at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay...
NEW ARCHBISHOP ANTI-CASINO
ILOILO City – Boracay Island flourished without casino and will continue to do well without it, according to new Jaro Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo.
In...
Boracay mega casino scrapped?
MANILA – Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. is not pursuing its plan to build a $500-million casino resort on Boracay Island, according...
Locals flee as soldiers, Reds clash in San Carlos
BACOLOD City – Residents were forced to flee their homes as troopers and suspected rebels clashed in Sitio Lamac, Barangay Buluangan, San Carlos City,...
Antiqueño archbishop makes history
ILOILO City – Some 4,000 people showed up for the installation of the new archbishop of Jaro yesterday at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral, according...
‘Peryahan’ defies PCSO
BACOLOD City – The “unauthorized and illegal” lottery draw court that was ordered shut on Monday is still operating.
The Global Tech Mobile Online Corp.,...
JOE: JOB HIRES FACE AXE IF…
ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III ordered a review of the performance of all city government job hires.
“All city government offices are covered,”...