Aquino boasts of Iloilo dam project
By PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III again took pride in the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project – Phase II as one his...
DESPITE OVERPRICE ISSUE PNoy still trusts Drilon – Palace
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Ilonggo Senate president Franklin Drilon still enjoys the trust of President Benigno Aquino III despite the alleged overpricing in...
MIWD LOSING COMMUNITY SUPPORT Calls for water district’s privatization snowball
BY PRINCE GOLEZ,
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Calls for the privatization of Iloilo City’s sole water distributor, Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) intensify.
A business organization, a...
COA hit for ‘clearing’ Leonardia
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – An executive assistant of Mayor Monico Puentevella rejected the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) that there was...
Malones respects SP decision but…
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Like complainant Elsa Maternal, respondent Maasin, Iloilo’s Mayor Mariano Malones is not satisfied with the decision of the Sangguniang...
WHAT SPORTS FIASCO? DepEd exec invokes ‘clear conscience’
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – “My conscience is clear…Bisan diin dal-on, I will shed light on the issues.”
So said Dr. Myrna Castillo, superintendent of the Division...
Convention center bidding rigged?
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Was the bidding for the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City rigged to favor a contractor?
A congressional investigation can...
Malones ‘guilty’ Mayor gets 3-month suspension
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Maasin, Iloilo’s Mayor Mariano Malones was pronounced “guilty of simple misconduct” and suspended for three months by the Committee...
Bacolod SP to summon contractor of city hall
BY MAE SINGUAY
BACOLOD City – The contractor of the People’s House or city hall here may be summoned to an investigation.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod is...
Privatize MIWD, bizmen say
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The Iloilo Local Economic Development Foundation Inc. (ILED), a joint private/public non-government organization here, has passed a resolution endorsing...