ILOILO CITY – The eight Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members of Antique said the Office of the Ombudsman cannot enforce the one-year suspension order against them as the decision was within the election period that prohibits such move. Provincial Board Members Egidio Elio, Rony Molina, Victor...
BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged the people of Negros Occidental to heed the call of former President Rodrigo Duterte to remain calm following his arrest for alleged crimes against humanity. LACSON. (Glazyl Masculino) Lacson said it is alright to express sentiments...
BACOLOD CITY – Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo lamented the decision of the Timor-Leste Court of Appeals to deny the extradition request of the Philippine government for former Negros Oriental third district Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. who is facing multiple murder charges...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza announced on Tuesday, March 18, that the province remains No. 1 in commodity production in Central Mindanao in 2024. MENDOZA (FB) Philippine Statistics Authority said data showed that the province was No. 1 in rice, cacao, mango, banana...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza bared on Tuesday, March 18, that the construction of the Central Mindanao Airport in Barangay Tawan-Tawan in M’lang is moving forward as key preparations and infrastructure improvements are underway. COTABATO Gov. Emmylou...
CEBU CITY – A 150-megawatt solar power plant will soon rise in the northern tip of Cebu province. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia (center) leads the groundbreaking for the 150-megawatt solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu. (Sugbo News) The power facility, which is set to be the biggest in Cebu, will be...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu disagreed with the hand over of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court on March 11. MANGUDADATU “Hindi puwede na mag-surrender lamang tayo sa iba't-ibang bansa. Hindi puwede na isuko lang natin ang...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front expressed disappointment over the recent change of leadership in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), more particularly on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s appointment of Abdulraof Macacua as the...
ILOILO CITY— Former Aklan Gov. Florencio “Joeben” Miraflores defended Boracay Island as the country’s premier beach destination following the murder of a Slovakian tourist in the resort-island. “The isolated incident does not change the fact that our island is still the best...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has expressed concern over the widespread disinformation and misinformation after the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity. “Mag-andam lang kita (We should be cautious),” urged Defensor....
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said that former President Rodrigo Duterte will have the chance to undergo the legal process in the allegations of crimes against humanity in the bloody drug war at the International Criminal Court. ILOILO Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has allocated about P15.3 million to two local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano for the development of permanent evacuation sites. LACSON (FB) Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, March 11, that...
