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‘No interest’ loans for flood victims mulled

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – Iloilo City’s Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has filed a bill establishing a Flood Recovery Fund that grants flood victims “no-interest” loans. “Many victims...

‘Probe MRT glitches’

BY PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA – New deals entered by Metro Rail Transit (MRT) should see suspension, said militant group Bayan Muna. Bayan Muna said MRT’s previous deals...

Denmark to reopen embassy

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA – Denmark has appointed a new, full-time ambassador to the Philippines scheduled to arrive on August 1 to oversee the re-opening of...

Rebels attack sugar central

By RUBY P. SILUBRICO and CYRUS GARDE ESCALANTE City — Members of the New People’s Army (NPA) destroyed various equipment and properties of a sugar...

No sacraments for Murcia mayor, et al.

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — Murcia Mayor Andrew Montelibano and several Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members have been banned from receiving Catholic sacraments from the...

‘CARP a failure!’

By EUGENE ADIONG BACOLOD City — A province-wide organization of farmworkers wanted the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) stopped. CARP “failed to alleviate...

Ayalin pleads not guilty to assault, murder raps

By CYRUS M. GARDE BACOLOD City — Suspect Noel Ayalin pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him before the Regional Trial Court (RTC)...

Drug dealers rat on rivals?

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO – No more friendly competition. Drug dealers could be turning against rivals to take control of the lucrative local illegal drug...

IN BINGAWANPoor quality education traced to lack of rooms

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO BINGAWAN, Iloilo – The mayor and other municipal officials here fear that lack of classrooms in elementary and high schools would...

12 Guimaras brgys drug-affected

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA GUIMARAS – Twelve out of 98 barangays in this island province are drug-affected. These barangays, according to Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) director,...