Iloilo Convention Center project DPWH: GOV’T SAVED P130M
By PRINCE GOLEZ, Manila Reporter and RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City — The government saved about P130 million in the construction of the Iloilo Convention Center...
ARMY SEIZES REBEL CAMP Hideout used as bomb ‘factory’
BYÂ GLENDAÂ SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Philippine Army soldiers seized a New People’s Army (NPA) camp after an encounter with rebels in Barangay Igcabugao, Igbaras, Iloilo.
The camp was...
Cop’s son tops med tech exam
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – A policeman’s son topped the recent licensure examination for medical technologists.
Patrick Joseph Amunategui Mabugat, who placed No. 1 with...
Miriam got DAP funds, too?
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Ilongga senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was allocated funds from the government’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), according to the Department of...
Fight not yet over – MalonesÂ
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – For Maasin, Iloilo’s Mayor Mariano Malones, the legal fight against Elsa Maternal is far from over.
“Daw indi ako magpati,...
MIRIAM HAS NO CANCER?
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Iloilo City’s Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has a message to those who doubt she has stage 4 lung cancer: “I...
DOT moves to curb Boracay losses
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – To offset the losses caused by China’s ban on travel to the Philippines and keep business going in Boracay...
Bacolod village chiefs in trouble
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – The barangay captain of Tangub has been accused of threatening a villager. His counterpart in Barangay 37, on the...
CHINA TRAVEL BAN HURTS BORACAY
BYÂ GLENDAÂ SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Right after China advised its citizens to stay away from the Philippines due to security threats, Chinese tourists cancelled their Boracay...
Group to oversee electric cooperative
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – Groups wary of Central Negros Electric Cooperative’s (Ceneco) power purchase contract with Energreen Power Development and Management, Inc. (Energreen)...