PH ready to protest latest China incursion
By SAMMY JULIAN
Manila News Bureau Chief
MANILA – As soon as it is able to come up with a clearer picture of what China is doing...
‘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...