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Rep. Biron: Tupas should inhibit
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
THE refusal of Iloilo 5th district Rep. Niel “Jun-Jun” C. Tupas Jr. to inhibit from the deliberations on the impeachment case against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez could further damage the reputation of the House of Representatives, according to another Ilonggo congressman.
Iloilo 4th district Rep. Ferjenel G. Biron said Tupas should observe delicadeza by not joining the deliberations on the complaints against Gutierrez.
Tupas chairs the House committee on justice which tackles impeachment complaints against impeachable officials such as the President, Supreme Court Justice and the Ombudsman.
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Rep. Tupas: I will be fair |
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Rep. Tupas:
I will be fair
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
“PATAS kita diri (I will be fair).”
This was the assurance of Iloilo 5th district Rep. Niel “Jun-Jun” C. Tupas Jr. amidst fears that he will persecute the person who twice dismissed his father and namesake, former governor Niel D. Tupas Sr.
Tupas said he will exercise utmost fairness and impartiality in deliberating the impeachment plaint against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.
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1M cu m of wastewater dumped in Iloilo River |
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ILOILO RIVER AT DUSK
A million cubic meters of liquid waste is discharged in the Iloilo River daily, according to city’s environmental officials. (Photo by Tara Yap)
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1M cu m of wastewater
dumped in Iloilo River
By Lydia C. Pendon
RESIDENTIAL and commercial establishments discharge some 1 million cubic meters of wastewater in the Iloilo River daily, according to environment officials.
City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Noel Hechanova said 200 drainage pipes from 13 hotels, 7 hospitals and numerous houses and commercial buildings along the riverbanks spew out untreated wastewater in the river.
Hechanova said the volume of untreated wastewater threatens the life of the river.
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COA disallows City Hall bonus |
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COA disallows City Hall bonus
By Francis Allan L. Angelo
and Lydia C. Pendon
THE disallowance of extra bonuses granted by the Iloilo City government late last year is not unique to the city, according to a city councilor.
Councilor Perla S. Zulueta, committee on appropriations chair, said other local government units were also the subject of a similar notice of disallowance issued by the Commission on Audit against the 2009 Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI).
The audit body disallowed the P49.653 million bonus in ND No. 10-001-100-(09) dated August 12, 2010 which Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog received recently.
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