Iloilo farmers, fisherfolk receive P10K aid under Presidential Assistance Program
ILOILO – A total of 2,899 farmers and fisherfolk in this province have received the first wave of financial assistance amounting to P10,000 each,...
Pavia drug suspect yields P442K worth of ‘shabu’
ILOILO City – A 26-year-old high-value individual was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Pandac, Pavia, Iloilo on Thursday night, July 25.
Officers...
P340K ‘shabu’ seized from high-value target
BY NYARIKA DOMANAIS
ILOILO – Around 50 grams of suspected shabu valued at approximately P340,000 were confiscated from a high-value drug suspect in a drug...
Couple killed in motorcycle-van collision
BY JB CERBAS
ILOILO – A couple was killed when their motorcycle figured in a head-on collision with a van in Barangay Abilay Sur, Oton...
LEAST SERVED ROUTES; LTFRB: Unconsolidated jeepneys can operate in 259 WV routes
ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has authorized unconsolidated traditional jeepneys and UV Express vehicles to operate on routes...
Child labor still a problem in WV; DOLE profiles over 12,000 cases
ILOILO City — Child exploitation remains a challenge in Western Visayas. There were 12,800 child laborers profiled by the Department of Labor and Employment...
Iloilo Capitol’s JV deal for P0.23-B hemodialysis centers gaining traction
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – Patients with kidney disease will soon need not travel to the city to avail of dialysis services from...
Fisherman suspected of making dynamite arrested
ILOILO City – A local fisherman was apprehended for allegedly manufacturing dynamite intended for illegal fishing activities.
The arrest took place at his home in...
Calls to suspend PUV modernization snowball
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – Expensive modern units. Stringent requirements and high interest loan rates. Unclear and inconsistent policies by the government. Unfit...
TRANSPORT TENSION: ‘Suspension’ of PUV modernization program divides transport stakeholders
ILOILO City — Desperate jeepney operators and drivers displaced by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) see some glimmer of hope. Calls to...