ILOILO CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) considered the national and local elections here and the whole Ilolilo province to be generally peaceful. “No major incident happened today,” uttered Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, acting Comelec supervisor. Ananoria told Manila Bulletin that none...
ILOILO CITY—Uswag Ilonggo Party-list has clarified that its first nominee, James ‘Jojo’ Ang Jr., has never been disqualified. “No Comelec resolution was issued, released or promulgated as to the disqualification of Uswag Ilonggo Party-list and its nominees, including Jojo Ang,” said the...
ILOILO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte launched once again his verbal attacks on Jed Patrick Mabilog, the former mayor of Iloilo City who is currently in exile. “Iyong mga mayor diyan na nasa droga, lalo na si Mabilog, mga galit sa akin yan. Naglayas (Those mayors who are in the illegal drug...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has appealed to the Philippine National Police and the Commission on Elections to step in amid reports of alleged vote-buying activities in some parts of the province. “We continue to appeal and continue to work with the law enforcement agencies...
ILOILO CITY -- Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City has categorically denied campaigning for Vice President Leni Robredo’s rival. Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City and Vice President Leni Robredo during the May 3 stationary caravan. (Arnold Almacen) “I am one hundred percent in support of my...
ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo provincial governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has warned that electing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. might bring another dictatorship to the country. “If you’re voting for Marcos, that’s a vote for a possible restoration of dictatorship,”...
Experience Ilonggo hospitality, heritage, and more For years, most travelers have had this idea of luxury accommodations as having massive rooms that are attuned with advanced technologies and extensive amenities. With the onset of the pandemic, this has shifted to the more important and relevant...
An honor and a challenge. The UniTeam tandem of vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media) That's how Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential bet Sara Duterte described the Iglesia ni Cristo's (INC)...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, May 3, asked Aklanons to “double” the votes she got in 2016 this May 9 elections, especially now that she has the track record to prove her worth. Vice President Leni Robredo tours the towns of Santa Barbara, Pavia and the La Paz district in Iloilo City...
GUIMBAL, Iloilo--Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has given her most impassioned endorsement of Bongbong Marcos yet. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) During the UniTeam's Visayas "miting de avance" here by the bay,...
ILOILO CITY -- Leading presidential candidates Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo are both set to barnstorm this city and Iloilo on Tuesday, May 3. Marcos and his UniTeam will hold their miting de avance for the Visayas in Guimbal, a town in southern Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY -- Murder charges against a former town mayor and his family in Iloilo province have been dropped for lack of sufficient evidence. During the November 2021 funeral of Claire Diergos in Guimaras province. The 36-year-old woman was the one killed in a high-profile murder in Iloilo...
