Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from June 2010

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from June 2010

Binay may hold court at Coconut Palace.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Nina Calleja AFTER DENYING THE DESIRE OF Vice President-elect Jejomar Jojo Binay to head the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), President-elect Benigno Noynoy Aquino III has offered him the government-owned Coconut...

Noynoy names Cabinet.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. THE NEW CABINET IS made up of old and new faces brought together with the help of the personal and political allies of the incoming President, Benigno Noynoy Aquino III. You will see old and new faces. You...

Davide picked to head truth commission.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. and Philip C. Tubeza HE MIGHT HAVE DITCHED HIS plan to dance like Nelson Mandela, but incoming President Benigno Aquino III is taking something out of the South African civil rights champions books forming a...

GMA steps down after 9 years in Palace.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Christine O. Avendano ON HER LAST FULL DAY ON the job, President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday kept a schedule so hectic, moving from one appointment to the next with no time for small talk, that she admitted having no idea what to wear...

Truth commissions.
June 30, 2010... CAMPAIGNING IN MARCH, Sen. Benigno Noynoy Aquino III said one of his first acts of office would be to form a commission to investigate the various scandals that had engulfed President Macapagal-Arroyo. We want to set up an office or...

IN THE KNOW.
June 30, 2010... THE COCONUT PALACE, also known as Tahanang Pilipino, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City, is a guesthouse commissioned in 1978 by then first lady Imelda Marcos supposedly for Pope John Paul II's visit in 1981. The...

Independent probe of May polls sought.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Leila B. Salaverria and Kristine L. Alave WITH A POLL AUTOMATION champions bleak assessment of the system used in the May 10 elections, there could hardly be any closure on the Philippines experience with counting machines and compact...

Thumb-nail sketches of new Cabinet execs.
June 30, 2010... WHO ARE THE MEN AND women in the new Cabinet? These thumb-nail sketches give an idea of the qualifications they bring to the administration of Benigno Noynoy Aquino III. Paquito Jojo Ochoa Jr., a former classmate and long-time legal adviser...

Where it all began: Aquino visits tombs of parents.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tarra Quismundo WHERE IT ALL BEGAN, INCOMing President Benigno Aquino III sought the spirit of the two people who made his victory possible. Some 18 hours before taking on the biggest challenge of his life, Aquino joined his family...

Yellow rain, fog horns, VIPs at Noy inaugural.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Marlon Ramos RAIN OR SHINE, EXPECT THE sky above Quirino Grandstand in Manila to briefly turn yellow today. Two Air Force helicopters will shower the large crowd expected to attend the formal assumption of Benigno Noynoy Aquino III...

Comelec admits theres vast room for improvement.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tarra Quismundo THE COMMISSION ON ELECtions (Comelec) yesterday said that there was a vast room for improvement in the holding of automated polls in the country as the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms issued a report...

GMA lieutenants jumping to LP as political realignment starts.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Vicente S. Labro, Inquirer Visayas TACLOBAN CITY Staunch allies of outgoing President Macapagal-Arroyo are starting to jump from Ms Arroyos political party to that of incoming President Benigno Aquino III in a phenomenon that critics...

AFP urged to probe soldiers in Gonzales party.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Christine O. Avendano and Jocelyn R. Uy SEN. RODOLFO BIAZON YESterday called on the military to look into reports that some military officers and enlisted men were card-bearing members of the Partido Demokratikong Sosyalista ng...

Airport employees complex to be built in Plastic City.
June 29, 2010... MANILA INTERNATIONAL Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Melvin Matibag yesterday led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Airport Community-Gender and Development Complex. The project is meant to provide employees of...

Allies thank GMA for rehab projects in Western Visayas.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas CABATUAN, ILOILOALLIES OF President Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday gave her an emotional farewell in her last visit to Western Visayas as chief executive and thanked her for pouring in projects in...

Among Ed: I brought back dignity to Pampanga capitol.
June 29, 2010... CITY OF SAN FERNANDOGov. Eddie Panlilio, the first Catholic priest to become Pampanga governor, capped his term on Monday, saying his administration was successful in bringing back dignity to the provincial government. Dignity means no...

Baby with biliary atresia needs financial help.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Santiago R. Alcantara PAOLO LAYCO CELEBRATED his first birthday on June 11 without a lot of fanfare as his parents had a lot on their minds. Paolo, who was born with biliary atresia, badly needs to immediately undergo a liver...

Controversial BAP exec Lim out on bail.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Roy Luarca FREE AT LAST. Graham Lim, the secretary general of the Basketball Association of the Philippines, finally walked out of his cell at the Immigration Detention Center in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, yesterday afternoon....

Sickening foul play in Benhurs Tiger City.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Recah Trinidad DEAR MAYOR: Congratulations on your new mandate as Mayor of Mandaluyong; thank you also for offering to stay on as our chief executive here in your Tiger City. Sir, Ive been tasked by my beleaguered neighbors in...

Binay Jr. takes oath before Chiz.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nina Calleja JEJOMAR ERWIN JUNJUN BINAY JR. was officially sworn in yesterday as Makati City mayor, replacing his father, Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay, who held the post for two decades. With his children in attendance, Binay...

Contented Angping bids PSC employees adieu.
June 29, 2010... Byline: June Navarro PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION CHAIR Harry Angping yesterday bid officers and staff of the government sports agency goodbye and told them to extend the same support they gave him to the next chair. I would like to thank...

3 cops charged for failing to tell suspect his rights.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Jeannette I. Andrade THREE POLICEMEN, ONE OF them an officer, were charged before the Manila Prosecutors Office for allegedly failing to inform a businessman of his rights when they arrested him last year. Supt. Bernard Tambaoan,...

De Lima says witness killing has chilling effect.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nikko Dizon, Jeannette I. Andrade and Marlon Ramos OUTGOING COMMISSION ON Human Rights (CHR) Chair Leila de Lima yesterday warned that the killing of a key witness to the Maguindanao massacrea man who sported six different nameswould...

DENR to wage fiercer war on logging in N. Ecija.
June 29, 2010... CABANATUAN CITYOFFICIALS of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources vowed to wage an intensified campaign against illegal logging in Nueva Ecija, as they disclosed attempts by poachers to sneak out illegally processed forest products...

Did you know.
June 29, 2010... On Nov. 15, 1935, the day of the inauguration of the Philippine Commonwealth, President-elect Manuel L. Quezon and his family drove from their house in Pasay to the ceremonies at the Legislative Building. The US Secretary of War and the Governor...

Drugs, illegal gambling, graft top bishops list in Quezon.
June 29, 2010... LUCENA CITYTWO CATHOlic bishops called on incoming provincial officials to fight graft, stop illegal gambling, erase the illegal drug haven tag and protect the fragile environment in Quezon province. Serve the people with integrity. Fight...

DTI scraps expiry dates of gift checks.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Christian V. Esguerra GOOD NEWS FOR GC LOVERS. You may now hold on to those gift certificates (GCs) for as long as you like after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signed a memorandum dated June 25 lifting restrictions on...

ARROYOS TRUE LEGACY The dead.
June 29, 2010... ON BOTH THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE peace-and-order fronts, President Macapagal-Arroyo is leaving behind a checkered record. There were the triumphs: the capture of international terrorists like Fathur Rohman al-Gzohi, the containment of the...

Embassies, DFA personnel pledge Romulo support.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana VARIOUS PHILIPPINE EMBASSIES and rank-and-file personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday welcomed the reappointment of Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo by President-elect Benigno Aquino III....

AFP fails to meet deadline to beat Reds.
June 29, 2010... DAVAO CITY WITH TWO DAYS REMAINing of the Arroyo administration, a top Army official acknowledged that the Armed Forces could no longer meet the June 30 deadline to crush the 42-year-old communist insurgency. We cant eliminate insurgency, but...

Goodbye cracks shell of tough CHR chair.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nikko Dizon THE TOUGH, FIERY EXTERIOR finally collapsed and dissolved into tears. But, bidding goodbye to her fellow workers at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Leila de Lima made one thing clearthe fire in her would not be...

Austere laurels.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Juan L. Mercado LIKE MANY CITIZENS, THE WIFE AND I PORED over the inauguration program for this Republics 15th president, Theres no shortage of backgrounders. Inquirer ran a montage of quotes by presidents from inaugurals past,...

Locsin: May polls flawed.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Leila B. Salaverria MAKATI REP. TEODORO LOCSIN YESTERDAY admitted to being mistaken in his rosy outlook of electronic elections, saying that he was against employing the automated system used on May 10 in future electoral exercises...

Mayor takes oath before justice ahead of Noy.
June 29, 2010... SAN PEDRO, LAGUNAASSOciate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, picked by President-elect Benigno Noynoy Aquino III to administer his oath-taking tomorrow, swore in the mayor of Sta. Rosa City two days before the presidential and vice presidential...

Improved water supply for Rodriguez residents.
June 29, 2010... RESIDENTS of Rodriguez, Rizal, particularly those in resettlement areas, can look forward to better water supply by 2012. A new water treatment plant is being built by water concessionaire Manila Water Company Inc. (MWCI) at La Mesa Dam that...

3 men killed in Quezon City.
June 29, 2010... THREE MEN have been killed in separate incidents in Quezon City since the other day, according to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). One of the victims, Randy Meneses, was found dead after being mauled by still unidentified men. Chief Insp....

Brave policeman foils armed robbery.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Jeannette I. Andrade PO2 JOMEL CARONAN, A POLICEMAN ASSIGNED at the Paranaque City Police Community Precinct 7, had every reason to be happy as he made his way to work at around 10:30 a.m. yesterday. The day before, the wife of the...

16 nations sending top-level delegations.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Jerome Aning and Cynthia D. Balana EAST TIMORESE PRESIDENT Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Manila last night for the inauguration tomorrow of President-elect Benigno Aquino III at Rizal Park. Fifteen other countries are sending high-level...

Hyphenating Noy and other dilemmas.
June 29, 2010... Byline: John Nery I DONT KNOW IF MY EDITORS WILL AGREE with me, but I think the way to render President-elect Noynoy Aquinos preferred short name is not P-Noy, with a hyphen, but P. Noy, with a period. The hyphenated name is a made-up term,...

Oil firms oppose toll increase.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Amy R. Remo SMALL OIL PLAYERS HAVE JOINED MILITANT groups and other sectors in opposing the 250-percent increase in toll fees at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), saying that the move could result in higher fuel prices. Fernando...

Regaining the peoples trust.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Cielito F. Habito FILIPINOS TRUST IN THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT leadership has become a scarce commodity since over a decade ago, especially in the last five. This is not a political opinion; respected opinion surveys have borne this out....

1 out of 4 Filipino adults suffers from hypertension, says DOH.
June 29, 2010... ONE IN EVERY FOUR FILIPINO adults suffers from hypertension or high blood pressurethe biggest risk factor for heart and kidney diseases, as well as diabetes. Worse, the number of Filipinos with hypertension continues to increase, including...

PBL-Liga 4th leg fires off in Mandaue.
June 29, 2010... GAMES TODAY (Mandaue gym, Cebu) 5 p.m.Ani-FCA vs MisOr 7 p.m.Opening ceremony 7:30 p.m.Mandaue vs Gensan FOUR TEAMS START THEIR chase for the fourth leg crown of the Tournament of the Philippines today at the Mandaue gym in Cebu. ...

PCGG task impossible, says Sabio.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Philip C. Tubeza SAYING THAT THE TASK OF REcovering the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses had become mission impossible, the chair of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) tendered his resignation yesterday. In...

POC: No new PSC chair yet.
June 29, 2010... Byline: June Navarro AS FAR AS THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC COMmittee is concerned, the identity of the next Philippine Sports Commission chair remains a mystery. POC spokesperson Joey Romasanta yesterday quashed talks that former Sen. Robert...

Yes, he should.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Conrado de Quiros THE EXPECTATIONS ARENT JUST COMING from inside the country, theyre coming from outside. The cab drivers in Singapore show so. Many of them surprisingly know a good deal about the Philippines, not least its recent...

Red Cubs, Staglets down rivals.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas THE SAN BEDA RED Lions launched their title-retention bid in style by overwhelming the Jose Rizal U Light Bombers, 89-71, yesterday in the 86th NCAA juniors basketball tournament at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San...

Comelec releases list of 33 party-list solons.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tarra Quismundo CLOSE TO A MONTH AFTER proclaiming winning party-list groups, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday released the names of sectoral nominees who won seats in the House of Representatives. On the list were...

The ride to Luneta.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David WHAT A JOURNALIST WOULDNT GIVE TO LISten in on the conversation between Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Noynoy Aquino as they motor their way from Malacanang to the Luneta tomorrow for the inaugural ceremonies. Will...

Scion of swim legend joins PBA rookie draft.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo JUST A MONTH AFTER THE INTERnational Swimming Hall of Fame enshrined Filipino swim great Teofilo Yldefonso, another scion hopes to make a name of his own in another sport. Joshua Thomas Vanlandingham submitted his...

No doubt, its Douthit for RP.
June 29, 2010... Byline: June Navarro THERE WAS LITTLE DOUBT THAT MARCUS Douthit would make it to the Smart Gilas-Pilipinas basketball program. The RP team yesterday hired the 6-foot-10 Douthit as candidate for naturalization after the American imports...

Noy swamped with unsolicited advice.
June 29, 2010... WATCH YOUR BACK; DONT repeat your moms mistakes; dont lie about the economy; and be careful with Ping. Two days before his oath-taking, President-elect Benigno Noynoy Aquino III continues to be swamped with all sorts of unsolicited advice,...

Tan dominates RP GT championship.
June 29, 2010... WILLIAM TAN DOMINATED THE third leg to spoil Mike Tuasons comeback in the 2010 Yokohama Philippine Grand Touring (GT) Championships recently at the Batangas Racing Circuit. Tan ruled the 12-lap race in 23 minutes and 31.725 seconds even as...

Textbook crusader cautions DepEd.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Philip C. Tubeza A SELF-STYLED CRUSADER against sick books yesterday assailed as dangerous a proposal by the Department of Education (DepEd) that it be allowed again to commission and publish textbooks for public schools. Antonio...

In-your-face corruption under GMA.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Ramon Tulfo PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARroyo, whose name a cadet at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) had mispronounced as Makapal during graduation rites, is bowing out of office tomorrow, June 30. Good riddance! * * * Makapal...

Pro-am ushers in ICTSI Orchard tilt.
June 29, 2010... THE TOP CONTENDERS GET A FINAL chance to familiarize themselves with the Palmer course today in the 18-hole pro-am tournament of the ICTSI Orchard golf championship in Dasmarinas, Cavite. The pro-am serves as a prelude to the 54-hole...

Yap, Mercado share top-player spotlight.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas B-MEG DERBY ACE GUNNER JAMES Yap and Sol Mercado of Rain or Shine powered their respective teams to back-to-back wins that improved their standings in the PBA Fiesta Conference playoffs. Yap, shrugging off his...

Lola Doktora.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Aica Marfil IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY MORNING. SUNLIGHT gleamed through the lace curtains, birds sang their morning greetings, a cool wind rustled the leaves. Inside the house, the silence was broken by a familiar voice. It was hers....

APC, partner add third unit to Phividec facility.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Amy R. Remo ABOITIZ POWER CORP. AND its partners in Steag State Power Inc. have signed an agreement to put up a third unit at the Steag-operated coal facility in Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental. The third unit will...

Ayalas IMI buys semiconductor assembly firm.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Paolo G. Montecillo AYALA CORP., THROUGH SUBSIDIARY INTEgrated Micro-Electronics Inc., is expanding its presence in the electronics sector by buying a majority interest in PSi Technologies Inc., an independent semiconductor assembly...

Govt to rebid Malaya power contract.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Amy R. Remo THE STATE-RUN POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND Liabilities Management Corp. targets to rebid next month the independent power producer administrator (IPPA) contract for the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power plant. Conrad...

DA lifts ban on poultry from Turkey.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Riza T. Olchondra THE DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture (DA) has lifted a ban on the entry of birds and poultry products from Turkey. The DA said in a statement that the ban was lifted in response to official confirmation by global animal...

Lawyers in P7-B Shell case court controversy.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo REVENUE OFFICIALS WHO ARE RUN-ning after oil giant Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. for P7.3 billion in unpaid taxes are now reeling with shock after two tax lawyers decided to pursue a tack that seems to run counter...

The US financial regulation reform bill.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Den Somera THE US FINANCIAL REGULATION reform bill is expected to be passed and signed into law by July 4, 2010. But this early, there are already doubts as to whether it will be effective. The growing opinion is that the...

MVP to pour billions in Pampanga projects.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Jun Malig, Inquirer Central Luzon CLARK FREEPORTMANUEL V. PA-ngilinan, chair of telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), plans to invest billions of pesos in tourism and transportation-related projects...

Recto, Panlilio join Meralco board.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Amy R. Remo MANILA ELECTRIC CO., THE COUNtrys biggest power distributor, yesterday reported changes in the composition of its board of directors, following the resignation of two officers. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...

Stocks hit 2-year high.
June 29, 2010... LOCAL SHARE PRICES HIT A fresh two-year high yesterday, fueled by bargain hunting on certain stocks ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Noynoy Aquino tomorrow. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) reached an intraday...

T-bills rates up; 91-day yield at 3.927%.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo THE YIELD ON THE BENCHmark three-month treasury bills went up 0.8 basis point to an average 3.927 percent in the last auction under the administration of President Macapagal-Arroyo, who will step down from office...

TVIRD copper sales exceed $43M.
June 29, 2010... TVI RESOURCE DEVELOP-ment (Phils.) Inc. (TVIRD) has completed another shipment of copper concentrates produced at the Canatuan mine, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) gross revenue to about $43.1 million. In an e-mail, TVIRD said gross revenue...

How ayurveda helps one lead a balanced lifestyle.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Marge C. Enriquez, Contributor BURNED OUT BY THE CHAOTIC lifestyle in Manila, businesswoman Manelle Jose took a blood test that revealed high levels of cholesterol and uric acid. She then decided to go on a detox program in an...

Filipino-Muslim healer goes international.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Jaime T. Licauco SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME, What has happened to that Muslim healer, Warka Adala, whom you wrote about many years back? Is he still doing healing? Yes, Warka is still very much into the practice of healing since I...

Honey, apple-cider vinegar, raisins help lift ones mood.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Cory Quirino THE SINGLE OVERRIDING objective in wellness is creating constant personal renewal that each day is a miraculous gift.The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness by Greg Anderson If ones constant battle with exercise, food...

Lessons from my big toe, plus some.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Rina P. Ortiz, Contributor LINES, CIRCLES, ANGLES and spacesthe geometry of the yogic spiritual path is often described in linear terms as a road, a journey giving us a visual image of distance, length, curves, bends, gradual ascents,...

Nutritious and low glycemic index sugar made from coconuts.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Walter Ang, Contributor THERES A GROWING NUMBER of natural alternatives to sugar, given the rising costs and health-consciousness. Among the newest is sugar made from coconuts. Coconut sap, if distilled, turns into wine. If...

Positive in, positive out: Health and wellness gadgets and appliances.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Walter Ang, Contributor IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, THERE is the concept of garbage in, garbage out. This means if you input incorrect data into a program, obviously, the results wont be any good. This is an appropriate analogy for our...

Say Alonzo caught between two friends.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Dolly Anne Carvajal DINGDONG DANTES CANT help but get affected when his GF, Marian Rivera, is bombarded with negative issues. Of course magkakampi kami, he says. But I understand naman that the media have to do their job. Sana lang...

Aquino inaugural song written in one day.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Pocholo Concepcion PRESIDENT-ELECT NOYNOY Aquinos inaugural tomorrow at the Quirino Grandstand will not only feature international pop star Charice Pempengco singing the National Anthem, but also present Bagong Pilipinas, a song...

Disco sucks? Depends on whos playing the songs.
June 29, 2010... OUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS IN the late 70s were torn between dancing to disco and flipping out on punk rock. But during college in the 80s, nobody wanted to be mocked as a disco kid, because the gang thought the music had reached its lowest point...

Just perfect for bed-weather days.(Sound recording review)
June 29, 2010... Nonoy Zuniga Beginnings Universal Records OPM stalwart Nonoy Zuniga wanted to look back on the music that shaped his career, hence this all-covers collection. There are 11 tracks 10 of which are Western pop, folk, R&B and jazz...

Road test for 2010 Soundskool band contest.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tony M. Maghirang, Contributor THE E-MAIL INVITE READ: THE BIGgest battle of the best college bands will go mixtreme. It turned out to be the last leg of Soundskool 2010 Gig 101, a free concert and music workshop series at the malls....

GMA sets sights on BOT law changes.
June 28, 2010... CLARK FREEPORTA lawmaker with the work ethic of a president. This, said Nestor Mangio, is what President Macapagal-Arroyo might turn into starting June 30, when she becomes representative of Pampangas second congressional district. Mangio,...

Alcano, Orcollo head RP bid in World 9-ball.
June 28, 2010... FORMER DOUBLE world champion Ronnie Alcano and Dennis Orcollo head the crack Filipino contingent seeing action in the WPA World 9-Ball Championship unfolding today in Doha, Qatar. Alcano, who won this event in Manila four years ago, and...

Army exec says tipsters helping fight NPA rebels.
June 28, 2010... LIGAO CITYA RANKING MILItary officer yesterday attributed what he said was success against communist rebels to the increasing role of tipsters. Maj. Harold M. Cabunoc, 9th Infantry Division spokesperson, said Sunday that more and more...

FG brother: Hacienda Bacan no longer ours.
June 28, 2010... Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYREP. IGNACIO Arroyo Jr. (Negros Occidental, fifth district) belied allegations by a farmers group that his brother, First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, or their family are pushing for the...