‘LET’S HIRE EXPERTS’Treñas wants water woe solved soon
By PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA — Iloilo City’s Cong. Jerry Treñas believes there is more than enough proof showing how problematic water distribution in the...
PDEA: 4 drug groups in 5th Dist.
By RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO — Four groups dominate the illegal drug industry in the 5th District, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional director Paul...
PNoy to launch Iloilo City road projects
By PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III will lead the inauguration of two big-ticket road projects in Iloilo City on June 27.
“Upon...
NOT SO FAST!MIWD privatization needs study – Defensor
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA and PRINCE GOLEZ, Manila Reporter
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has refused to be drawn to the growing clamor to privatize...
City hall rapped for ‘lame’ excuse
BYÂ PRINCEÂ GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Corruption should not be made an excuse to transfer to private hands the delivery of basic services.
So said Negrense congressman Neri...
100 car passes for prov’l jeepneys
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The city government will allocate 100 car passes to provincial public utility jeepneys (PUJs).
According to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias,...
‘MONEY LEAKS OUT OF MIWD’P50-M losses seen this year
BYÂ PRINCEÂ GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – It’s not just the water. Money, too, is leaking out of Iloilo City’s Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) to the point...
PDEA: 4 high-value targets in Dueñas
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
DUEÑAS, Iloilo – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) are targeting four...
Heat fan shoots Spurs backer
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
GUIMARAS – They were pals until one of them shot the other over the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship game between...
Prov’l drivers hope to strike fair deal with city
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – How many car passes should the city government allot to provincial jeepneys?
From four car passes per town, the city government...