A fugitive mayor-elect of Mambusao town in Capiz may still not assume his post if he fails to take his oath of office or if arrested, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
A command of the New People’s Army on Sunday claimed responsibility for the killing of three persons in northern Negros Occidental whom it tagged as “counter-revolutionary.”
The son of Mayor Socrates Fernandez of Talisay City, Cebu was arrested by the police at 9:30 a.m. Monday at a beach in Sitio (subvillage) Bas Dako, Barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town, around 90 kilometers from this city.
After a two-year on-the-job training, performing a job that he did not aspire for in 2010, Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo obtained an overwhelming mandate in last Monday’s elections.
Defeated reelectionist Iloilo Rep. Augusto “Boboy” Syjuco has questioned the results of the May 13 elections decrying widespread glitches in the compact flash (CF) cards of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has filed charges against Pulupandan Mayor Magdaleno Peña and four others for illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives, and for harboring a criminal.
Police raided an outbound call center company at Cebu Business Park in Cebu City early Friday on suspicion that it had been duping Americans into buying bogus gift cards.
CEBU CITY—Police raided an outbound call center company at Cebu Business Park in Cebu City early Friday on suspicion that it had been duping Americans into buying bogus gift cards. Police later arrested Rolando Hornales, vice president for external affairs of Interface Techno-Phil Inc., for allegedly attempting to bribe the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) with P300,000 [...]
After two years of “on-the-job training,” performing a job that he did not aspire for in the first place in 2010, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo obtained an overwhelming mandate in last Monday’s elections.
Defeated reelectionist Iloilo Representative Augusto “Boboy” Syjuco Jr. questioned the results of the May 13 elections, decrying widespread glitches in the precinct count optical scanners (PCOS).
Actor Richard Gomez’s political ambition ran into a brick wall again when he failed to clinch the mayoral position in Ormoc City, Leyte.
Only two of five members of the influential Garcia political clan made it in the 2013 elections. Suspended Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and brother, Nelson, won the third district congressional race and the mayoral contest in Dumanjug town, Cebu.
It is sweet victory for the man who battled the titans and kingmakers in Negros Occidental. Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. received a fresh mandate in a landslide victory against Vice Gov. Genaro Alvarez, who had the support of business tycoon Eduardo Cojuangco and Rep. Alfredo Benitez, one of the richest men in Congress.
