ILOILO CITY — Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. has downplayed the corruption probe despite being one of the eight lawmakers that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has recommended to be included in the criminal and administrative cases for alleged anomalous...
ILOILO CITY – Two construction companies formerly linked to Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. are among the contractors that bagged contracts in the alleged P100-billion budget insertions this year revealed by former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. They are Iloilo-based...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list has denied name-dropping House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Rep. Zaldy Co of Ako Bikol party-list to collect alleged kickbacks in flood control projects. “I have never invoked the names of Speaker Martin G. Romualdez and...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and his daughter, neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas, have disowned Uswag Ilonggo party-list following the alleged involvement of Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. in flood control kickbacks. Jerry was the first to issue a statement that distanced himself from Uswag...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list has denied kickback allegations by controversial contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and his wife Sarah. “I strongly and categorically deny the baseless accusations against me of alleged corrupt practices and...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list on Monday was named by contractors Pacifico and Sarah Discaya as among lawmakers and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who routinely demanded kickbacks of up to 25 percent from government-funded flood...
ILOILO CITY – Five Ilonggo lawmakers have secured key positions in the 20th Congress. Reps. Janette Loreto-Garin of Iloilo first district and Ferjenel “Ferj” Biron of Iloilo fourth district were elected deputy speakers of the House of Representatives. “I am humbled and honored to be...
ILOILO CITY — The reelection of Uswag Ilonggo party-list led by Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. was attributed to the votes that mainly came from Western Visayas region. More than 700,000 of the 777,754 total votes garnered by Uswag Ilonggo came from the five provinces and regional capital of...
ILOILO CITY – Infrastructure projects totaling P349.5 million are under construction in Camp Peralta, the headquarters of the 3 rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Jamindan town, Capiz province. INFRASTRUCTURE projects in Camp Peralta, the Philippine Army 3 rd Infantry Division...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo Chapter awarded outstanding Ilonggo entrepreneurs on Thursday, Dec. 19. RECIPIENTS of the Ilonggo Entrepreneur Awards 2024 handed out by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry pose during the awarding ceremony....
ILOILO CITY – A group of artists recently collaborated with artisans from Iloilo and Guimaras to highlight local arts and crafts. HIMBON artists with artisans from Barangay Cagbang, Miag-ao, Iloilo. (Himbon photo) In “Simpon: Melding Ilonggo Arts and Crafts,” the Himbon Contemporary Ilonggo...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo Chapter awarded seven outstanding Ilonggo entrepreneurs on December 27 at University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas here. Engr. Fulbert Woo, PCCI-Iloilo president, said the Search for Outstanding Ilonggo Entrepreneur...
