295% surge in Iloilo’s leptospirosis cases
ILOILO City – This year from Jan. 1 to July 28, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 79 suspected cases of leptospirosis in Iloilo...
Dengue cases in Aklan up 29%
KALIBO, Aklan – The number of dengue cases in Aklan has increased 29 percent, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
The increase covers the...
FIRE HITS 2 JARO BRGYS
ILOILO City – Bureau of Fire Protection investigators were looking into “human error” as the cause of the fire that struck 71 houses in...
Senate ‘will either block or amend TRAIN 2 draft’
BACOLOD City – Many members of the Senate are against the proposed second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law,...
Citywide cleanup seen to gather ‘tons of solid waste’
ILOILO City – The local government will conduct a citywide cleanup on Aug. 18.
“We are expecting tons of solid waste,” said City Environment and...
Low water supply worries Kalibo bizmen
KALIBO, Aklan – Low water supply is affecting businesses in this capital town.
“We are worried because our businesses have been affected by the low...
Ex-village chief shot to death
BACOLOD City – He was on his way to his farm in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental when unidentified men shot him to...
BARBER BUSTED
BACOLOD City – An entrapment operation led to the confiscation of suspected shabu estimated to be worth around P5.1 million in Purok Kabulakan 1,...
Rabid prov’l dogs entering city? That’s baloney – capitol vet
ILOILO City – The chief of the Iloilo provincial government’s veterinary office dared Mayor Jose Espinosa III to show proof that rabies cases in...
Cotabato ‘treasure hunt’ halted
KIDAPAWAN City – A local environment officer ordered to stop an unauthorized digging activity in Sitio Malaang, Barangay Poblacion, Makilala, North Cotabato.
Engineer Walter Ruizo,...