Polls usher in changes in south Luzon
By Redempto AndaThe race is over for top posts in local elections in Palawan and in mayoral races in Los Baños town and Lucena City where prominent names such as Mitra, Genuino and Talaga got trounced.
The race is over for top posts in local elections in Palawan and in mayoral races in Los Baños town and Lucena City where prominent names such as Mitra, Genuino and Talaga got trounced.
The race is over for top posts in local elections in Palawan and in mayoral races in Los Baños town and Lucena City where prominent names such as Mitra, Genuino and Talaga got trounced. In Palawan, businessman Jose C. Alvarez (Nationalist People’s Coalition) is the new governor. He beat incumbent Governor Abraham Kahlil Mitra (Liberal [...]
Jose C. Alvarez’s proclamation as the next governor of Palawan snuffed incumbent Abraham Kahlil Mitra’s (LP) bid for a second term and underscored an almost total wipeout of the ruling party’s local bets in the province.
A witness in the 2011 murder of broadcaster-environmentalist Dr. Gerardo Ortega was strangled inside the Quezon provincial jail in Lucena City and did not commit suicide as declared by prison officials, results of a second autopsy showed.
A man who was detained for involvement in the killing of Palawan environmentalist and journalist Gerry Ortega has been found dead inside the Quezon provincial jail in Lucena City, the inmate’s wife said.
The alleged lookout in the hit team in the Gerry Ortega murder case was found dead by strangulation at the Lucena provincial jail, the wife of the victim, Dennis Aranas, said Wednesday morning.
Tropical Storm “Auring” is now out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and all public storm signals have been lifted, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), which located the storm some 460 kilometers southwest of Puerto Princesa City as of 5 p.m. on Friday.
A policeman died Wednesday morning when alleged members of the New People’s Army attacked the police station in Roxas town, north of this city.
The P2-million reward each for brothers Joel and Mario Reyes, wanted for the murder of environment advocate and broadcaster Gerry Ortega, is still in effect, according to the lawyer of the family of the murder victim.
Fugitive former Palawan governor Joel T. Reyes, indicted as mastermind in the 2011 killing of environmentalist and broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega, is not yet off the hook despite a ruling released Monday by the Court of Appeals, the Ortega family’s counsel said Wednesday.
Naval authorities on Monday intercepted two Malaysian-registered boats with 51 foreign nationals aboard in the waters off southern Palawan in what appeared to be a foiled human trafficking attempt that used secluded islets of the province as transshipment points.
The Maritime Special Boat Unit of the Philippine National Police in Palawan intercepted Monday morning two unregistered foreign vessels carrying 51 Malaysian nationals.
The family of slain Palawan journalist and anti-corruption crusader Gerry Ortega sought Wednesday the disbarment of Palawan-based lawyer Hermie Aban who they claimed had aided the Reyes brothers in escaping from the country.
