PNoy appoints Pangilinan agriculture, food czar
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III has appointed former senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM).
Pangilinan...
Kiko not keen on becoming president
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – “Politics will take care of itself.”
Former senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan dismissed speculations he is being groomed to be the administration’s standard...
Jinggoy shrugs off online petition calling resignation
BY PRINCE GOLEZ
Manila Reporter
MANILA – Opposition senator Jinggoy Estrada said he would rather wait for the Sandiganbayan’s decision on the multibillion-peso Priority Development Assistance...
‘Take down illegal structures at NNNP’
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — The Protected Area Management Board’s (PAMB) technical working group stood firm on its recommendation to demolish illegal structures at...
Bong: Cousins’ clash may lead to third-party win
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson warned his third cousins in the 3rd District against engaging in a political battle among...
Revamp ordinance under PLO review
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — The ordinance providing for the reorganization of the Negros Occidental provincial government is now with the Provincial Legal Office...
Lower House to tackle township bill?
By EUGENE ADIONG
SAN CARLOS City — First District Rep. Julio Ledesma IV’s bill that seeks to declare 200 hectares in Salvador Benedicto town as...
In 3rd Dist., politics is a family affairLacson family rivalries in 2016 elections loom
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — The 2016 national elections may still be far, but two cousins were already particularly interested in the position of...
118,000 voters urged to get biometrics
By EUGENE ADIONG
BACOLOD City — Today marks the start of the registration and validation of voters for the 2016 national elections.
Some 118,000 voters in...
‘Bio-ethanol wastewater overflow unintentional’
By EUGENE ADIONG
SAN CARLOS City — The management of San Carlos Bioenergy, Inc. here disputed claims that the overflow of its wastewater lagoon was...