VISAYAN BREAKTHROUGH Clockwise from top left: Fish lumpia; grilled managat; grilled fish eggs or bihod; and crispy crablets The recently concluded campaign has become so toxic and negative that friends have been lost. Many unfriends happened on Facebook and even family members have become divided....
ILOILO CITY -- Reelected Mayor Jerry Treñas vowed to bring more progress to Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas. Reelected Mayor Jerry Treñas (center), Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon (left) and Congresswoman Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda of Iloilo City. (Joselito Villasis) “Salamat...
ILOILO CITY -- Cong. Raul “Boboy” Tupas has once again defeated his older brother Niel “Junjun” Tupas Jr. to remain the representative of Iloilo province’s Fifth District. Iloilo 5th District Rep. Raul Tupas (right) and brother Niel “Junjun” Tupas Jr. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin)...
ILOILO CITY – Seasoned political clans dominated the political landscape in Iloilo province, with the Defensor, Garin and Tupas clans maintaining their win streaks. Iloilo Governor Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr., Congressman Lorenz “Noy” Defensor and their mother Cosette after the...
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)...
