Congressman Ecleo testifies victim wasn’t his wife
September 3, 2010 10:24 am· Comments Off
CEBU CITY, Sept. 2 – Cult leader and new Dinagat Island congressman Ruben Ecleo Jr. Wednesday testified for the first time in the parricide case against him, denying before the court that he killed his own wife.
PRO 7 orders crackdown on crimes by culprits on motorcycles
September 3, 2010 10:24 am· Comments Off
CEBU CITY, Sept. 2 – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 issued marching orders to the provincial police commands of Cebu and Bohol to strengthen their crackdown against crimes carried out by motorcycle-riding suspects.
BIR Cebu City north district exceeds tax collection target
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CEBU CITY, Sept. 2 – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Cebu City north revenue district office has exceeded its target collection for the month of August.
DAR-8 head determined to hit 2010 target
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TACLOBAN CITY, Sept. 2 — The newly-installed regional director of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is determined to hit this year’s target on land distribution in Eastern Visayas despite the limited time that is left for him.
COA disallows P49.6M productivity bonus to city hall employees
September 3, 2010 10:24 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 2 – The Commission on Audit (COA) has issued a Notice of Disallowance (ND) for the payment of Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) amounting to P49.65 to the 1,655 officials headed by former city mayor and now city congressman Jerry P. Treñas and former city vice mayor and now city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and employees of the Iloilo City government in 2009.
SP withholds approval on river boating operation
September 3, 2010 10:24 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 2 – The city council here through city councilor David Jamora, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on public services, environmental protection and ecology, has deferred the approval of Barangay Resolution No. 29 of Barangay San Rafael, Mandurriao on the proposed boating project of DJ Boating Services along the Iloilo River.
Philippine Chinese Business Club donates anti-mosquito chemicals to city gov’t
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ILOILO CITY, Sept. 2 – The Philippine Chinese Business Club in Manila has donated packs of anti-mosquito chemicals to the city government here Thursday.
Mayor: MIWD has until June 2011 to solve water crisis
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ILOILO CITY, Sept. 2 – The Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) has only nine months left to find a definite solution to the city’s water crisis, said Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
Pampanga provincial gov't to forge MOA with Aetas on eco-tourism
September 3, 2010 10:24 am· Comments Off
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Sept. 2 – The provincial government of Pampanga will allot an initial P3.7 million for the development of two barangays — Nabuclod and Mawacat in Floridablanca town – as the province’s ecotourism center.
1,000 marijuana plants uprooted in Davao del Sur
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KIBLAWAN, Davao del Sur, Sept. 2 — A total of 1,000 full-grown marijuana plants were uprooted by a composite team from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Barangay Kimlawis, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur Wednesday.