Breathing Space

Let me print the reply of the governor to last week's query on the on-going road construction along Negros Oriental highways: 24 August ...

Let me re-print this letter asking our government officials to explain the delayed road construction projects, which is affecting not only t...

I am shocked at the reality that in Negros Oriental and Dumaguete City, brownouts are an ordinary occurrence. Residents are simply made to a...

The bottomline in the bid for cityhood by many municipalities is money. If a municipality succeeds in converting itself into a city, its sha...

Guihulngan’s bid to be the sixth and newest city of Negros Oriental has been thwarted after the Supreme Court last Tuesday (November 18) voi...

In relation to the issue of public funds used for private purposes, I re-call a case on this regard: Wenceslao Pascual v Secretary of Public...

We have, in this space, shared a series of interesting incidents in local governance through the regular reports of the Commission on Audit ...

The Commission on Audit has exposed what is deemed to be the local version of the “swine scam” involving top officials of the Dumaguete city...

When you pay anything to the city government, always demand an official receipt. Do not accept anything short of the official receipt. If a ...

I sent a letter to the city agriculturist of Dumaguete City , asking for his side about the report of the Commission on Audit which disclose...

At least forty vehicles owned by the Dumaguete city government are illegally operating in the streets, the 2007 Commission on Audit reporte...

Taxpayer’s money, amounting to P778,000.00 have been illegally disbursed by the Dumaguete city government for private purposes. Illegal priv...

Not a few are aghast over the recent idea to provide each city councilors of Dumaguete with expensive cellphones (costing P30,000.00 per pho...

The Department of Interior and Local Government's (DILG) opinion that the position of ex officio membership of the liga president in the...

The Department of Interior and Local Government has issued two opinions adverse to the charge that the ex officio membership of the preside...

The president of the liga ng mga barangay in Dumaguete City can be held liable for criminal, civil and administrative charges for continuing...

The battle for the mayorship of Dumaguete could likely be a three cornered fight. Contrary to speculations, the incumbent Mayor Agustin Per...

Congratulations to Negros Oriental Governor George Arnaiz for having been awarded as this year's most outstanding governor by the pretig...