Iloilo City's lone district Representative Julienne Baronda, Negros Occidental Third District Representative Kiko Benitez, and Iloilo Third District Representative Lorenz Defensor emerged as the top performers in the "Boses ng Bayan" survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) in Western Visayas.
Tourism stakeholders in the provinces are expected to gain from an increased flow of travelers with the scheduled opening of three seaports and the upgrade of a Visayan airport.
The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs on Tuesday hailed overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for their increased remittances in August. Kabayan party-list Rep. and panel chairman Ron Salo, in a news statement issued on Tuesday, said the remittances of OFWs had reached $2.72 billion in August. This…
OUTGOING Antique Rep. and incoming Sen. Loren Legarda (right) hugs her brother, incoming Rep. Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., during the oathtaking ceremony in the provincial capital of San Jose de Buenavista Monday, June 27. (Tara Yap)
SAN Jose de Buenavista, Antique – Incoming Sen. Loren Legarda