WVSU one of best performing schools in medical board exam
ILOILO City – West Visayas State University (WVSU) was one of the top-performing schools in the country in the recent Physician Licensure Examination (PLE).
With...
PRO-6 spox: Salcedo seeks ouster of Sara police chief
ILOILO City – The removal of the police chief of the municipality of Sara, Iloilo is being sought, according to Superintendent Joem Malong, spokesperson...
‘Boracay sources first-class fish stocks from Antique’
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – First class fish species, such as tuna and blue marlin caught in this province, are being sold at...
The Ozone: Earth’s shield is healing
THE OZONE layer, which protects us from ultraviolet light, looks to be successfully healing after gaping holes were discovered in the 1980s. A new...
POWER SHIFT: ERC mulls 2-year transition period from PECO to MORE
MANILA – To avoid power disruptions in Iloilo City while a new company takes over the power distribution system in the southern metropolis, the...
Malay execs face charges over Boracay ‘green’ fee
ILOILO City – Graft and malversation charges relative to the environmental and administration fees collected from tourists entering Boracay Island from 2009 to 2017...
IBP-NegOcc: Murders demoralize lawyers
BACOLOD City – Two members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Negros Occidental chapter condemned the killing of Atty. Benjamin Ramos.
Chapter president...
Iloilo has bounced back from ‘Yolanda’ devastation – Banias
ILOILO – This province has risen from the devastation left by super typhoon “Yolanda” five years ago, according to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias.
“Ilonggos are...
‘Russian envoy eyes film fest, investments in Iloilo City’
ILOILO City – Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev proposed holding a Russian Film Festival in the city next month.
He also seemed...
RIGHTS LAWYER KILLED
BY GLENDA TAYONA and CYRUS GARDE
ILOILO City – A human rights lawyer helping farmers in what has been dubbed as the “Sagay massacre” was...