Congress productive despite ‘pork’ controversy – Drilon
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Despite the many controversies that the 16th Congress faced such as the pork barrel scam, Senate President Franklin Drilon...
‘Tourism key to PH recovery, growth’
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) identified tourism as one of the best assets of the Philippines for...
Facebook gossip drives man to kill neighbor
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ALIMODIAN, Iloilo – A 43-year-old husband who had nothing to do but browse Facebook eventually read a gossip that drove him...
Drivers prefer ‘old’ car pass system
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – The Confederation of Iloilo Province Jeepney Owners and Drivers Association Inc. (CIPJODA) wants the old car pass system back.
The present one being...
CIDU to reinvestigate ‘cold cases’ in WV
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) will reinvestigate five “cold cases” in Western Visayas.
CIDU regional director, Supt...
Indiscriminate firing alarms brgy
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Two unidentified motorcycle-riding persons fired their guns in the air while passing Brgy. Tabuc Suba, Jaro district late Wednesday...
Majority of Sicogon settlers avail resettlement package
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – Almost 800 of the 1,200 families in Sicogon Island, Carles town accepted the resettlement package offered by Sicogon Development Corp. (SIDECO) and...
‘IT’S HARASSMENT!’Arrest of ex-RPA leader slammed
BY EUGENE Y.ADIONG
BACOLOD City – A former rebel turned congressman criticized the arrest of a former commander of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army – Alex...
‘Renegotiate with BRECO’
BY EUGENE Y.ADIONG
BACOLOD City – Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr. has called for a renegotiation of the city government port currently managed by the Bacolod...
‘So much want in a world of plenty’
BY EUGENE Y.ADIONG
BACOLOD City – Filipinos are “fighting for a different kind of freedom,” said Negros Occidental’s Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. during the program...