By Florence F. Hibionada Senior Reporter, Philippine News Service (PNS) ILOILO, PHILIPPINES – Iloilo Second District Representative Augusto Boboy Syjuco officially faced off with accusers on the P8.2 Billion corruption charge. With…
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‘GMA very depress, shamed, weakened by govt attacks,’ ex-DOJ bares
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES – Totally embarrassed. Seriously affected. Sicker and in depression. While at it, a big victim of propaganda war. Such summed up the first-hand observations…
Int’l labor group drags AirPhil to ‘Boycott PAL’ plea
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO – Normal operations may have resumed for Philippine Airlines (PAL) Iloilo yet a renewed call to boycott its services has been made anew. And this time,…
‘Child criminals’ on the rise in Bacolod, Iloilo
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO CITY – Children as victims and children as suspects are both on the rise with highest in statistics in Bacolod City and the Province of Iloilo….
‘I don’t want to hear any bulls—t about the Pacquiao-Marquez III figh
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada — “Tonight, boxing was rewarded. Two great fighters gave boxing something to be proud of. That’s why I don’t want to hear any bulls—t…
‘Outstanding Pinoy’ entrepreneur, 70 yr old man in $10M drug cartel
By Florence F. Hibionada Senior Reporter, Philippine News Service (PNS) A 42-year old “Emerging Asian” awardee honoured as “Outstanding Entrepreneur” of the Asian Business Association of Orange County is back in the…
Greenpeace urges PH to push for marine reserves & an end to tuna overfishin
Manila, 11 November 2011. – Greenpeace today called on the Philippine government to join neighbouring Pacific Island coastal states in efforts to create healthy oceans for future generations, which would also ensure…
CENRO SAN JUAN conducts Ermitanyo creek clean-up and Anti-smoking campaign
San Juan City, MMDA, PA conduct Ermitanyo creek clean-up, Anti-smoking campaign intensified The MMDA, the San Juan city government, Philippine Army and the Department of Health recently simultaneously conducted a massive clean-up…
Affected workers say no to hefty PAL separation package
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS Thanks but no thanks. Such summed up the latest sentiments of Philippine Airlines (PAL) ground personnel who were offered a hefty separation package by the management. With…
Iloilo Parish hosts 1st ever RP ‘Vatican Exhibit of World’s Eucharistic
By Florence F. Hibionada ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Parish of Immaculate Conception in Tanza, Molo, Iloilo City has been chosen as host and venue of the country’s first-ever “Vatican Exhibit of…
iSchools advocates Open Source amid Pressures, DepEd’s Microsoft involvemen
by: Angelo Kairos Torres Dela Cruz The iSchools Project — the country’s most comprehensive government funded ICT-in-education program – affirms its ever growing support and advocacy for open source software despite external…
Ultimate 2-day ‘Food Trip’ in Iloilo City
By Florence F. Hibionada/ [PNS Consider this – 5 restaurants each with a wide array of food choices – buffet style. No reservations needed and most important of all – you get…
ANX Home Healthcare Sponsors Seton Foundation’s 2011 Charity Golf Classic
ANX Home Healthcare Sponsors Seton Medical Foundation’s 2011 Charity Golf Classic SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 5, 2011 – ANX Home Healthcare (www.anxlife.com), a premier healthcare service provider for home-bound patients in the…
Lessons from the ‘anti-planking’ issue
Lessons drawn from the ‘anti-planking’ issue 1. It can take a genius, a magician even, to create it as top trending topic, here in Philippines and beyond. 2. That 15-minute of fame…
What ‘to twit’ should mean in the new vocabulary?
This is one for users of Twitter who are my friends or unbelievers, pardon me. When the “anti-planking act of 2011” exploded in the internet, blew real hard in phenomenal time to…