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Former Ilocos Sur Gov. LuisChavitSingson hosted a victory party for WBO welterweight champion MannyPacmanPacquiao, who showed the world he is still in top boxing form when he dominated the 12-round bout with Chris Algieri via a unanimous decision.

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Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson yesterday announced the approval by two House committees of his pet legislative measure calling for the establishment of a  special economic zone and freeport in Ilocos Sur.

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Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit' Singson urged congressmen who want his son out of the House of Representatives to just wait for their family's lawyer in Hong Kong to get a resignation letter from Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-01 09:38:55 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 179494 [Title] => Estrada anticipating conviction in plunder trial, says Chavit [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson said deposed President Joseph Estrada is anticipating his conviction in his plunder case in the Sandiganbayan because the government has an air-tight case against him.

"Ina-anticipate na niya ang pagkatalo niya sa kaso (He is anticipating his defeat in the case)," Singson said in a 30-minute interview on Channel 2’s Isyu program Thursday night.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 176565 [Title] => Another graft case vs Singson dismissed [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson continues to score in his legal battle with the Save Ilocos Sur Alliance (SISA) as the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed a fourth graft complaint the group had filed against him.

This leaves a fifth SISA complaint against Singson still pending with the Ombudsman.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 175708 [Title] => Chavit ends Sandigan testimony [Summary] => The sky’s the limit.

Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson intimated yesterday that jailed former President Joseph Estrada was an inveterate gambler who would indulge his inner circle of friends in limitless mahjong sessions.

Winding up his testimony at the trial of the plunder case against Estrada, Singson said the amount of money changing hands whenever they played mahjong usually ranged from P20 million to P50 million, with no predetermined playing time.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 169299 [Title] => ‘Estrada amassed jueteng wealth even before 1998’ [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson said yesterday that jailed former President Joseph Estrada had been amassing a fortune in bribes from jueteng operators even before he assumed the presidency.

Resuming his testimony at the ongoing trial of the plunder case against Estrada before the Sandiganbayan, Singson said he delivered to the fallen leader a total of P213.5 million in protection money from jueteng operators.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 148082 [Title] => Singson bats for jueteng legalization [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson is doing a Charlie "Atong" Ang by proposing the legalization of jueteng, Rep. Juan Miguel Zubiri (Lakas, Bukidnon) said yesterday.

Zubiri said President Arroyo should not bite Singson’s proposal because "making it legal doesn’t make it right."

"Making the government operate jueteng doesn’t make the illegal numbers game good. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 144588 [Title] => ‘It was just a stunt for publicity’ [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson described yesterday as a publicity stunt the recent move of the Save Ilocos Sur Alliance (SISA) bewailing the alleged "silence" of the Vigan-based archdiocese of Nueva Segovia on the "corruption issues" it has raised against Singson and some provincial officials.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143686 [Title] => Singson to Ombudsman: Act swiftly on complaints [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson urged the Ombudsman yesterday to act swiftly on what he claimed were "nuisance complaints" filed by a group of "political losers."

"I am asking the Ombudsman to act with dispatch so I can address the charges point by point," Singson said in a statement yesterday.

The former governor laughed off the technical malversation complaint which the Save Ilocos Sur Alliance (SISA) has filed against him.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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Former Ilocos Sur Gov. LuisChavitSingson hosted a victory party for WBO welterweight champion MannyPacmanPacquiao, who showed the world he is still in top boxing form when he dominated the 12-round bout with Chris Algieri via a unanimous decision.

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Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson yesterday announced the approval by two House committees of his pet legislative measure calling for the establishment of a  special economic zone and freeport in Ilocos Sur.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 661667 [Title] => Chavit to Congress: Wait for Ronald's resignation letter [Summary] =>

Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit' Singson urged congressmen who want his son out of the House of Representatives to just wait for their family's lawyer in Hong Kong to get a resignation letter from Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-01 09:38:55 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 179494 [Title] => Estrada anticipating conviction in plunder trial, says Chavit [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson said deposed President Joseph Estrada is anticipating his conviction in his plunder case in the Sandiganbayan because the government has an air-tight case against him.

"Ina-anticipate na niya ang pagkatalo niya sa kaso (He is anticipating his defeat in the case)," Singson said in a 30-minute interview on Channel 2’s Isyu program Thursday night.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 176565 [Title] => Another graft case vs Singson dismissed [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson continues to score in his legal battle with the Save Ilocos Sur Alliance (SISA) as the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed a fourth graft complaint the group had filed against him.

This leaves a fifth SISA complaint against Singson still pending with the Ombudsman.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 175708 [Title] => Chavit ends Sandigan testimony [Summary] => The sky’s the limit.

Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson intimated yesterday that jailed former President Joseph Estrada was an inveterate gambler who would indulge his inner circle of friends in limitless mahjong sessions.

Winding up his testimony at the trial of the plunder case against Estrada, Singson said the amount of money changing hands whenever they played mahjong usually ranged from P20 million to P50 million, with no predetermined playing time.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 169299 [Title] => ‘Estrada amassed jueteng wealth even before 1998’ [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson said yesterday that jailed former President Joseph Estrada had been amassing a fortune in bribes from jueteng operators even before he assumed the presidency.

Resuming his testimony at the ongoing trial of the plunder case against Estrada before the Sandiganbayan, Singson said he delivered to the fallen leader a total of P213.5 million in protection money from jueteng operators.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 148082 [Title] => Singson bats for jueteng legalization [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson is doing a Charlie "Atong" Ang by proposing the legalization of jueteng, Rep. Juan Miguel Zubiri (Lakas, Bukidnon) said yesterday.

Zubiri said President Arroyo should not bite Singson’s proposal because "making it legal doesn’t make it right."

"Making the government operate jueteng doesn’t make the illegal numbers game good. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 144588 [Title] => ‘It was just a stunt for publicity’ [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson described yesterday as a publicity stunt the recent move of the Save Ilocos Sur Alliance (SISA) bewailing the alleged "silence" of the Vigan-based archdiocese of Nueva Segovia on the "corruption issues" it has raised against Singson and some provincial officials.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143686 [Title] => Singson to Ombudsman: Act swiftly on complaints [Summary] => Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson urged the Ombudsman yesterday to act swiftly on what he claimed were "nuisance complaints" filed by a group of "political losers."

"I am asking the Ombudsman to act with dispatch so I can address the charges point by point," Singson said in a statement yesterday.

The former governor laughed off the technical malversation complaint which the Save Ilocos Sur Alliance (SISA) has filed against him.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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