‘Board members need vehicles’
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — For Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members, vehicles are “a necessity, not a luxury,” stressed SP member Salvador Escalante.
“Board members need...
Forest fire hits Malay mountain village
By BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan — A forest fire scorched some six hectares of public land in the hinterlands of Brgy. Nabaoy, Malay...
World-renowned doctor practices natural healing
BY HERBERT VEGO
IT’S not everyday that we meet a “metabolic doctor,” but there’s one Filipino-Chinese physician who finished his MD degree from the College...
WV solons counter claims vs mega dam
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Eight congressmen from Iloilo and Guimaras have expressed support to the P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project II (JRMP II).
“We appreciate...
Ombudsman to charge Enrile, et al. in Sandiganbayan
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – The Ombudsman has denied the motions of reconsideration of Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr., and...
Boracay ‘tourist’ nabbed for guns
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
BORACAY – This “island paradise” turned into hell Wednesday night for an adventurous “local tourist.”
Jerson Relojero, 29, of Cabayugan, Malinao, Aklan was trying...
PNoy confirms Napoles letter
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III confirmed that businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, who reportedly earned multibillion-peso kickbacks from pork barrel transactions, sent him...
Ladderized education bill targets poor students
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Graduates of technical-vocational courses should be given the chance to pursue higher education, said newbie senator Cynthia Villar.
Her Senate Bill 2272...
Palace bares new appointments
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – Amid the flurry of criticisms against the national government for the power outages affecting parts of the...
Scores of drugs, guns, ammunition seized
By CYRUS M. GARDE
BACOLOD City — An anti-illegal drugs operation in a residential compound in Purok San Jose, Brgy. Alijis here the other day...