3-storey bldg in Roxas under way
By RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City — A three-storey building here, whose completion was stalled due to lack of funds, was being revived by Mayor...
CPBO ‘undemocratic’
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – To the various transport and consumers’ groups, the implementation of the Comprehensive Perimeter Boundary Ordinance (CPBO) is a “very...
It’s your father’s day today
BY HERBERT VEGO
FATHER’S Day is a red-letter day.
Why not? It is now celebrated worldwide every third Sunday of June to honor men who have fathered children.
While...
IPs bribed to support mega dam project?
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Three members of the indigenous peoples (IPs) from Calinog, Iloilo claimed they were bribed so as not to oppose the construction...
Kalayaan job fair hits target
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 6 was able to reach its target of 15 percent placement...
Ex-Roxas water czar denies approving additional loan
BY RALPH JOHN MIJARES
ROXAS City – Former Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD) general manager Medardo Pestaño denied he approved a P193-million additional loan for...
Fire kills 3 kids in Cadiz City
BY CYRUS M. GARDE
CADIZ City – Three children died in a fire that struck their nipa house in Sitio Aloyan, Brgy. Caduhaan here.
The Bureau...
‘What will happen to my constituents?’
BY EUGENE Y.ADIONG
BACOLOD City – The barangay captain of Banago expressed concern over the fate of 80 houses if the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)...
Timely class suspensions pushed
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA - Local government units were reminded to issue class suspensions on time in case of strong weather disturbances.
Malacañang...
HUNT ON FOR MASTERMINDSugar central ‘attackers’ clash with soldiers
By CYRUS M. GARDE and RUBY P. SILUBRICO
BACOLOD City — Government troopers are now hunting the man who they believe led the New People’s...