JUN-JUN TO SIBLINGS: ‘TOE THE LINE!’

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – Iloilo 5th District’s Cong. Niel “Jun-jun” Tupas Jr. expects his siblings to comply with their father’s wish. “With the statement...

PROJECT ILLEGAL? P100-M DAP channeled to Iloilo center

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – Iloilo City’s Sen. Franklin Drilon confirmed he had a P100-million Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) allocation but denied this had been misused. The...

Boboy respects father but…

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Vice Gov. Raul Tupas said he respects his father’s decision giving Cong. Niel “Jun-jun” Tupas Jr. a free hand...

Student leader receives death threat

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Who wanted to kill the president of Central Philippine University’s (CPU) student council? Bryan Cerebo, president of the CPU Republic,...

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...