The Commission on Audit (COA), the watchdog of government funds and properties only barks but doesn’t bite. This office which has also investigative power should have been conferred with authority like the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file cases resulting from the outcome of their investigation.
Unfortunately, COA people are strictly confined to auditing, evaluation [...]

A certain Chuck Dave Bucayan, who knew nothing yet about the jay-walking ordinance of the Iloilo City government, was fined P50 by task force members when he was caught crossing Delgado St., City Proper.
The sad part of this story is that an identified task force member standing beside Chuck before he crossed the street, never [...]

The manning of pedestrian lanes by members of Task Force Jay Walking who are casual workers of the Iloilo City government has an unpredictable consequences deterrent to top officials responsible in enforcing the ordinance.
We understand the need of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog for funds to maintain the smooth operation of the city government. But the [...]

Take note: A two-lane concrete road construction with a length of one kilometer cost about P20M to P22M. This is reported by RD Rolando Asis of the DPWH Region 6. But the flyover of 250 meters long at the corner of Gen. Luna Street and Benigno Aquino Ave. cost about P420M.
This first flyover was constructed [...]

The Reproductive Health Bill (RHB) has failed to pass at the 14th Congress due to intercession of the 2010 elections. That was in time for the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to air opposition to the Bill. They started trumpeting from the Church pulpit and beyond – to Congress they cannot command.
Their [...]

MAYOR Jed Mabilog Truth Commission is headed by former Iloilo City Vice Mayor Victor Facultad, better known as Vicfac among friends. The purpose is inventory and this is understandable, the mayor wants to know all the city government properties handed over to him by predecessor Jerry Treñas.
If the function of this Mabilog Truth Commission is [...]

ILOILO City is now under the stewardship of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog. It was only a misfortune for this young man that his predecessor, Cong. Jerry Treñas has left him only a P40,000 in the city coffers (for his office) to start with.
The compounding problem is the 2,500 city casual employees that Cong. Treñas Handed [...]

DUE to paramount public interest, we are bound to bring the issue of THE flyover and bridge construction of this city for people to understand on how government funds are spent into projects or services.
The overriding objective of criticism is to figure out how much all these projects truly cost and why they became an [...]

MAYOR Jed Mabilog has given the people of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) a one year period to improve their services. If they fail, he will entertain the proposed privatization of the water district by people who cannot resist the temptation of greed.
The management will shoulder the burden of this task, not the members of [...]

The City Hall has again let loose another syndicate we have to deal with, – the Traffic Management Regulatory Office (TMRO). This monster is a dream come true of former mayor, now Cong. Jerry P. Trenas of the Lone District, Iloilo City.
It was only a misfortune for the city residents that Jed Patrick Mabilog whom [...]