In a statement on March 10, lawyer Paola Alvarez, spokesperson of PDP-Laban, said Poe’s statement shows only that she is “deeply indebted and wants to pay back the businessman accused of amassing wealth by forcing coconut farmers to pay tax 40 years ago.”
Too many pedicab drivers and bystanders blocking an already narrow path caused the delay in the response of firefighters who were putting out the fire that razed at least 60 houses in Barangay 76-A Bucana on Tuesday, March 8.
Two weeks after the fire gutted a dormitory and makeshift shelters of Lumad evacuees inside a church compound here, police are yet to release their report that seeks to find out whether the accident was orchestrated, or not.
As she assumes the position of her husband -- the late Councilor Leonardo Avila III -- Lorelyn Trinidad-Avila’s stint at the city council is hoped to be a continuation of the late lawmaker’s advocacy.
Why is Councilor Diosdado Mahipus proposing to amend a city ordinance that removes the green space requirement for development projects when such move has been vetoed by the mayor in February?