ILOILO CITY — The provincial government of Antique is eyeing to adopt new technology from South Korea to boost its agri-fishery sector. Gov Paolo Javier recently met representatives of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), and members...
ILOILO CITY – This province remembered Gov. Evelio B. Javier on his 40th death anniversary on Wednesday. “We stand in remembrance. We stand in gratitude. We stand in pride. There are moments in history when a life becomes larger than death. Evelio 's was one of those lives,” said former...
ILOILO CITY – A series of activities kicked off this week as part of the 40th death anniversary of Gov. Evelio B. Javier, whose February 1986 assassination in Antique province was one of the last events that triggered the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. The administration of Gov. Paolo Javier...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Paolo Javier is optimistic that the new P1.5-billion Antique Airport will boost provincial economy and tourism. “This airport is more than an infrastructure. The importance of this airport to Antiqueños cannot be overstated,” said Javier at the inauguration this week....
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez filed House Bill No. 6761 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to strengthen transparency and accountability in the national budget process. “Ang pondo ng bayan ay para sa bayan at dapat alam ng bawat Pilipino kung saan ito...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez on Saturday asked the Philippine National Police and Department of Justice to thoroughly investigate the brutal killing of a 42-year-old single mother from Victorias City, Negros Occidental. “I am calling for a full and...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has warned contractors that they will be blacklisted if they fail to repair two flood control structures. “If they cannot comply, then they will not be included in any future projects. They will not be allowed to join...
BACOLOD CITY – Four congressmen from Negros Occidental are heading committees in the House of Representatives in the 20th Congress. First-term third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez heads the Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts and was appointed assistant majority...
In my last article, I wrote about Destination Architecture and how important it is for the Philippines to consider constructing more buildings that fit its criteria to not only improve tourism but also to improve the livelihood of its inhabitants by increasing commerce and sense of place. Pino...
ILOILO CITY – Incoming Antique Gov. Paolo Javier cited outgoing Gov. Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao despite their political differences. “She has done her best for the Antiqueños,” said Javier during the ceremonial turnover on Friday, June 28. “Duro man nabuligan ang aton gobernadora (Our...
ILOILO CITY – After almost a decade, the people of Antique province have elected a governor from the Javier political clan – former Rep. Paolo. PAOLO Javier (third from left) is proclaimed the governor of Antique province. Also in photo is father Exequiel ‘Boy Ex’ Javier (left), a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) recently inked an agreement to strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience in Negros Occidental. OCD Administrator Underseretary Ariel Nepomuceno and Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, who also leads the Negros...
