Negros Oriental’s No. 2 intelligence officer called for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after defecting to the New People’s Army, saying “people very, very close to Malacañang” and even “inside the Palace” are running big time-illegal gambling and smuggling operations, including large-scale sugar smuggling in Negros. BY JAIME ESPINA Bulatlat.com BACOLOD CITY – Citing…
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New Rates Increases to Haunt Power Consumers
Power consumers face new power rates increases this year. For power consumers, there is no relief from the spate of rate hikes they had to put up with last year, for that matter, for decades. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com After greetings of “Happy new year!” have faded, power consumers have to brace for something…