November 23, 2010
COA audit reports may deliver Tupas to perdition
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
A SERIES of memoranda from the Commission on Audit (COA) gave flesh to reports that the Philippine Truth Commission of 2010 is probing alleged anomalous deals during the Tupas administration.
P220-MILLION BROUHAHA
Defensor may charge Tupas
By Tara Yap
THERE is a possibility that Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. will file an administrative or criminal case against his predecessor, former Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. over the latter’s P220-million disallowances.
Jed denies getting Excursion as gift
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he does not own nor received as gift an expensive, bullet-proof sport utility vehicle but he rides one for security purposes.
November 12, 2010
COA chides Pavia gov’t for irregular use of SEF
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE Commission on Audit (COA) regarded as unnecessary and irregular the purchase of notebook cover stickers by the municipal government of Pavia, Iloilo last year.
November 8, 2010
‘LWUA creating crisis at MIWD’
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has apparently created a crisis by nullifying the appointment of the entire board of directors of the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD).
November 5, 2010
Defensor takes lessons from Tupas’ mistakes
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
ILOILO Governor Arthur D. Defensor Sr. will observe budgeting rules in handing out the Christmas bonuses of Capitol employees.
October 22, 2010
‘Political gimmick at the expense of Capitol workers’
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE disallowance of last year’s P102.7-million Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to Iloilo provincial government workers is a bitter pill that must be swallowed, according to Gov. Arthur D. Defensor Sr.
COA disallows 2009 P102.7-M extra bonus for Capitol workers
THE Commission on Audit (COA) issued a notice of disallowance to the payment of Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) of Iloilo provincial government employees last year totaling P102,700,000.
October 19, 2010
Ileco 3 power deal with Artech onerous – NEA
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE board of directors of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative (Ileco 3) committed gross neglect of duty for approving the power supply agreement (PSA) with an independent power producer sans careful analysis of its provisions.
October 18, 2010
NEA DISMISSES ILECO 3 BOARD
Contract with Artech grossly disadvantageous to coop
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the removal of six directors of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative (Ileco-3) for gross misconduct and gross neglect of duty relative to a questionable power supply agreement with an independent power producer (IPP). Read the rest of this entry »
Directors may face criminal charges, too
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
PARTIES who pushed for the removal of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative (Ileco-3) board of directors and rescission of the supply contract with an independent power producer are mulling criminal charges against the dismissed directors.
May 24, 2010
HOUSECLEANING
Defensor to audit capitol deals
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
A MAJOR housecleaning of the Iloilo capitol is in order when House Majority Floor Leader Arthur D. Defensor, Sr. assumes the governor’s office on June 30.
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May 9, 2010
Tupas must suspend ally
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE Office of Ombudsman-Visayas will find out if Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas Sr. has implemented the 90-day suspension order against Barotac Nuevo Vice Mayor Pedro Hautea who is facing graft charges before the Sandiganbayan.
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Santiago disdains Aguinaldo doctrine
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
A MEMBER of the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas expressed disappointments on the Aguinaldo doctrine which exonerates re-elected officials of administrative liabilities and penalties.
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GUILTY AS CHARGED
‘Gov Tupas’s dismissal order unenforceable but a dark spot on his records’
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
WHILE Iloilo Gov. Niel D. Tupas Sr. survived a dismissal order from the Office of the Ombudsman on account of the Aguinaldo Doctrine, the guilty verdict handed down by the anti-graft body against him relative to quarry operations in the new Iloilo airport project some six years ago will remain in his public service record.
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Guerra defies CA, won’t leave post
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE embattled medical director of the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) will defy the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) against his reinstatement at the hospital.
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CA stops Guerra’s reinstatement
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE Court of Appeals in Cebu stopped the reinstatement of a hospital chief who was involved in the controversial purchase of diagnostic machines for the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC).
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March 19, 2010
PNP takes interest on fake rifles deal
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE national headquarters of the Philippine National Police has taken interest in controversial purchase of five automatic rifles worth P675,000 for Iloilo City’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team more than a year ago.
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