Essential city hall offices on alert this Holy Week
BY GLENDA TAYONA and RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Essential offices at city hall are on alert this week to ensure the smooth observance...
BFP-6 needs 136 new fire officers
ILOILO City – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Region 6 is in need of 136 new fire officers, according to Fire Chef Superintendent...
STATE OF CALAMITY; Floodwaters engulf Sara, Iloilo’s 34 villages
ILOILO – The northern municipality of Sara declared a state of calamity. Torrential rains flooded 34 barangays while landslides hit eight others.
The declaration will...
Zero casualty goal not realized in ‘Agaton’ response
ILOILO – The goal in every disaster preparation and response is to achieve zero casualty.
This has not been realized in Western Visayas when Tropical...
Ordinance regulates use of drones in Iloilo City
ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance regulating the use of drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).
Authored by Councilor Lady Julie...
PRO-6 mobilizes 300 cops for search, rescue op in N. Iloilo
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) deployed 300 personnel for search and rescue operations in northern Iloilo province where Tropical Depression...
Iloilo prov’l gov’t wary of COVID-19 surge in June
ILOILO – This early, the provincial government is preparing for a possible increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections by June.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr....
Stay apolitical, cops told
ILOILO City – Do not campaign or endorse candidates, Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, director of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6), warned policemen.
“No...
FLOODS DISPLACE THOUSANDS
BY GLENDA TAYONA, IME SORNITO and DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
ILOILO – Torrential rains unleashed by Tropical Depression “Agaton” on Monday caused massive flooding that...
Face-to-face classes suspended
BY IME SORNITO and GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO – Several local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas with schools allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes were...