A TEAM will be created to assess the effectiveness of traffic lights systems in Iloilo City, according to Jeck Conlu, head of Public Safety and Traffic Management Office (PSTMO). Conlu said some traffic lights installed in certain areas are ineffective. He also noted that traffic jam areas lack traffic signals. He cited an area between […]
BACOLOD City – Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said he will work for the restoration of the original budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) after the House of Representatives approved a measly P1,000 budget for 2018. In a statement emailed to journalists here, Zubiri said that “human rights is becoming a fractious issue in […]
ILOILO CITY Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is on sick leave from Sept. 11 to 30, 2017 to seek diabetes treatment, spend time with his family, and recover from the stress he is suffering in the past weeks, according to his spokesperson, lawyer Mark Piad. “We know that the mayor is suffering from diabetes mellitus type […]
THE temporary absence of Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog from office will not hamper the lifestyle check ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, stressed lawyer Mark Piad, the mayor’s spokesperson. “This will not affect the lifestyle check in any way whatsoever. Kay ti, before pa magtravel abroad si Mayor Mabilog, it is clear that he […]
HOW did representatives from Iloilo province vote on budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for 2018? On Sept 12, 2017, only 42 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of the proposed P687-million budget of the commission while 119 approved a measly P1,000. First district Rep. Oscar “Richard” Garin Jr. said […]
AN EMPLOYEE of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR-6) hit the House of Representatives for approving a measly P1,000 budget for the agency in 2018. Lawyer Arnold Molina said the meager fund is “unthinkable.” “With P1,000 budget, do you think we can function?… I can’t really imagine how the Lower House has made this kind […]
AGRICULTURE Secretary Manny Piñol hit businessmen and rice traders in Panay and Guimaras islands for the “heartless and oppressive” buying price of palay or un-husked rice. Piñol stressed that farmers in Panay deserve better, including fair and just buying price for their palay produce. “The oppression of Ilonggo farmers must end now. I will not […]
ILOILO CITY Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog found an unlikely ally in a feisty critic who called for due process and rule of law in addressing the illegal drug problem in the city. Councilor Plaridel Nava’s privilege speech also prompted his colleague to speak out on the penchant of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to tag Mabilog to […]
INCESSANT rains and flooding brought by Tropical Depression “Maring” affected 12 barangays in Iloilo City, resulting in forced evacuation of almost 500 persons from flood-prone areas, cancellation of classes in all levels, early dismissal of City Hall and Capitol workers on Sept. 12, 2017. Acting City Mayor Joe Espinosa III ordered the cancellation of classes […]
By: F. Allan L. Angelo and Maricyn A. De los Santos MAJOR developments are to be expected at the Iloilo City Hall ranging from Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog taking a leave of absence to a major revamp in the City Government. But all these will be clarified when Mabilog returns from his trip in Malaysia, according […]
THE fourth district of Iloilo is being groomed as an industrial zone. Rep. Ferjenel Biron said potential locators in the district have pending applications with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). Biron said 25 to 50 hectares of land in Passi City is being proposed as an agro-industrial zone. “We are eyeing locators for processing […]
BACOLOD City – Sugar industry leaders expressed surprise and opposed plans by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to abolish the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). In statement sent to media outfits on Sept. 11, 2017, lawyer Emilio Yulo, spokesman of the Sugar Alliance of the Philippines, said “the proposed abolition of the SRA will have an effect on […]
