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‘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...