BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said Sunday that he will no longer push his resolution seeking a congressional inquiry on the April 19 clash between soldiers and communist rebels in Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 individuals were killed. Benitez said...
VICTORIAS CITY, Negros Occidental – More employment opportunities are expected to open in Negros Occidental’s third district from the proposed P1-billion convention center and the expansion of the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez said. These projects were...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has sought an investigation on the recent encounter in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental where 19 New People 's Army (NPA) rebels were killed. Benitez has filed House Resolution No. 968 directing the...
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading carrier, remains confident of being able to cruise through current turbulence in the fuel market caused by the Iran war, although it is concerned about the impact of a prolonged conflict during the low season. In an interview on the sidelines of the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has installed a new commander of the Western Command, a Palawan-based unit responsible for operations in the country’s western maritime territories, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. presided over the change of...
This coming April 26, celebrities Jennifer Lee, Patricia Javier, Angelique Lazo, and many others, including myself, will be putting on our best smiles (and yes, our fabulous outfits!) as we head to the much-anticipated Asian Mass Media Awards at the Camelot Hotel. This event, led by its...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipal government of Sulat, Eastern Samar has prohibited the slaughter of carabaos for fear of losing the traditional farm machinery alternative amid rising fuel costs. In an interview on Tuesday, Sulat Mayor Javier Zacate said he issued an executive order (EO) prohibiting...
ILOILO CITY – Former Antique Gov. Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao cried political harassment after administrative and criminal complaints were filed against her over alleged anomalies in the P531-million Antique Government Center in the capital San Jose de Buenavista. “They are out again to harass,...
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....
