Rebel yields after 11 years underground
ILOILO City – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to the police of Bingawan town on Monday.
The 27-year-old Leonil Navigar of Barangay Poblacion, Bingawan...
BCPO beefs up security for holidays
BACOLOD City – Police officials
reassured residents of this city on their readiness from terrorism, criminality
and other threats to peace and order.
Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Pico, BCPO
spokesperson,...
Over 300 underweight high school students fed
ILOILO – Over 300 underweight students of
Mandurriao National High School were fed with nutritious food and given folic
acid and de-worming tablets yesterday.
It was...
‘SPOT THE DIFFERENCE’: No more centralized drug ring in Iloilo City – PDEA
ILOILO City – No centralized drug syndicate is operating in this city anymore, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “Unlike before, wala...
‘Don’t overindulge on food this holiday season’
ILOILO City – This holiday season, do
not overindulge on food, most especially fatty, sweet and salty food, according
to the Department of Health (DOH) in...
Iloilo City allots P4.8M for Batang Pinoy athletes
BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS
ILOILO City – The city government has set aside P4.8 million to support its delegation participating in the National Batang Pinoy...
Poor water quality riles subdivision homeowners
ILOILO – For months now, residents of Deca Homes residential subdivision in Barangay Jibao-an, Pavia town have been complaining about the quality of water being...
Boboy Tupas values public consultations
5TH DISTRICT, Iloilo – “The only way to know the real needs of the people is to spend time talking to them and listening...
Ban on Luzon, M’nao poultry extended
ILOILO City – The city government extended its ban on live poultry, poultry products and byproducts from Luzon and Mindanao.
The Avian Influenza or bird...
Wanted: More vaccinators, equipment
ILOILO – This province is hoping to reach herd immunity against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before the year ends. But Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr....