P866-M Iloilo Central Market makeover mulled
ILOILO City – The city government plans a P866.972-million redevelopment of the Iloilo Central Market.
The goal is to make it “attract more clients, including...
Leptospirosis deaths climb to 11 in Iloilo
ILOILO – This year from January to Oct. 6, 11 persons in this province have died due to leptospirosis, according to the Provincial Health...
Be ‘riceponsible,’ DA tells consumers
ILOILO City – How can the country attain rice sufficiency?
Rice must not only be produced, it should also be valued, stressed the Department of...
Dead sea turtle washes ashore in Culasi, Roxas City
ROXAS City – A dead sea turtle washed ashore in Sitio Nipa, Baragay Culasi, Roxas City on Sunday.
The sea turtle measured 120 centimeters long...
7 caught while in a pot session at Patag resort
By Cyrus M. Garde and Mae Singuay
BACOLOD City – Seven persons – including four minors – were arrested after they were allegedly caught red-handed...
SECURITY THREAT: Reds could disrupt mega dam project
ILOILO – The security of people working on the P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP) Stage II in the hinterlands of Calinog town is...
14 erring Boracay tourists fined
ILOILO City – More than a week after Boracay’s reopening on Oct. 26, 14 tourists were fined for violating new island rules and regulations.
According...
Iloilo River dev’t project wins Galing Pook award
ILOILO City – The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project won the coveted Galing Pook Award.
The city government’s entry to the 2018 Galing Pook Awards was...
Newborn girl left on roadside in Pontevedra
ROXAS City – A newborn girl was abandoned along a feeder road in a secluded area in Barangay Hipona, Pontevedra, Capiz.
The baby was taken...
Poor San Jose residents get free coffins from local gov’t
SAN JOSE, Antique – The local government has been giving free coffins for the dear departed of poor residents for two years now.
Its “mortuary...