‘We can beat plastic pollution!’
ILOILO City – Up to five trillion plastic bags are used every year all over the world, according to the United Nations Environment Program...
‘BYE, TAMBAY?’
ILOILO City – Wary of gang wars now that classes have resumed, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) urged parents to secure their children at...
Du30 enjoins Muslim Pinoys to ‘foster unity’
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte urged Muslim Filipinos celebrating Eid al Fitr to foster greater unity towards a more progressive future.
“I join our Muslim...
Special authority needed before Boracay road rehab begins
BORACAY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 is waiting for a special delegated authority to implement the improvement of...
Gordon to China: ‘Huwag niyo kaming kayakayanin’
MANILA – China is not a “reliable ally” of the Philippines, according to Sen. Richard Gordon.
“Alliances are best seen by the actions of a...
Jamaican man robbed
BY MAE SINGUAY and CRYUS GARDE
BACOLOD City – Three unidentified persons took his money, personal belongings and important documents, a Jamaican man told the...
LAND FOR THE LANDLESS
ILOILO City – On June 20 President Rodrigo Duterte will distribute Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) to 2,314 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Western...
Delayed drainage project: DPWH-6 threatens to terminate contractor
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works of Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has issued a Notice of Termination to Sargasso Construction and Development...
CHED: 1.3M college students won’t pay tuition
MANILA – Around 1.3 million college students need not pay tuition and miscellaneous fees starting this month, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) commissioner Prospero...
DOH OKs Aklan blood bank ‘dry run’
KALIBO, Aklan – Once a week the blood bank at the provincial hospital will collect from donors as part of a “dry run.”
The Department...