Fire engulfs 17 Zarraga homes
BY MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO – A fire swept through 17 houses in Sitio Tondo, Barangay Poblacion Ilaya, Zarraga town yesterday afternoon.
Of these, 15 homes...
Iloilo guv may now start legal action over power blackouts
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. may now file charges in relation to the power blackouts that occurred in April 2023 and January 2024.
On...
Prov’l gov’t allots P10M for Maasin sanitary landfill
ILOILO – The Iloilo provincial government has augmented P10 million to the local government unit (LGU) of Maasin for its Solid Waste Management Program,...
One dead, one hurt in Lemery landslide
BY MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO – A 51-year-old man died and another was seriously injured yesterday morning after dislodged soil buried them in Barangay Anabo,...
Van hits Pavia jeep; one dead
ILOILO – A passenger-loaded van hit a public utility jeepney and consequently mounted on the center island in Barangay Mali-a, Pavia town on Sunday...
Protect livestock, poultry from heat wave, Iloilo farmers told
ILOILO – Amid the heat waves triggered by the El Niño phenomenon, poultry and livestock farmers in the province are being urged to safeguard...
Cops net P7-M illegal drugs, five suspects
BY MA. THERESA LADIAO
ILOILO City – In a drug bust operation by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU) 6, more than one kilogram...
El Niño crop damage in NegOcc now at P87M
BACOLOD City – The ongoing drought caused by El Niño has so far caused P87 million in crop damages in Negros Occidental.
Gov. Eugenio Jose...
Legarda concludes productive three-day visit to Antique
ANTIQUE – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda concluded her three-day visit to her home province, Antique, on a high note, bringing hope and optimism...
Comelec-Bacolod receives 9K applications
BACOLOD City – Over a month after the voter registration by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reopened, its Bacolod City office has received more...