Ex-solon Judy Syjuco convicted for graft; banned from holding public office for life
ILOILO – The Sandiganbayan has found guilty of graft “beyond reasonable doubt” former congresswoman Judy Syjuco of the 2nd District in connection with a...
Iloilo, Guimaras pilot areas for hybrid rice planting
ILOILO City – Hybrid rice would contribute significantly to boosting rice production, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). It selected the provinces of...
P15 tricycle fare in Iloilo City mulled
ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod’s (SP) committee on transportation is eyeing a P15 uniformed fare rate in tricycles operating here.
Councilor Romel Duron, committee...
Capitol to vaxx students in state colleges, univs
ILOILO – To ensure that students are protected against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) when face-to-face classes return, the Iloilo provincial government will begin the...
No crimes yet over liquor ban suspension
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has recorded zero crime incidents in this city following the lifting of the ban on...
Ilonggo teachers weigh in on semimonthly pay
BY IME SORNITO AND GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO – The Department of Education (DepEd) mulls giving employees their wages two times in a month, or every 15th and...
NO VAXX, NO BOOZE: Alcoholic drinks off-limits to unvaxxed in Iloilo bars, restos
BY GLENDA TAYONA AND IME SORNITO
ILOILO City – After over a year, the outdoor alcohol ban has been lifted in this southern city but only for...
Finally, booster shots for city health workers
ILOILO City – This southern city has started giving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster shots to fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers.
Eligible to receive booster...
‘Hoodlums in uniform’ no place in WV – top cop
ILOILO City – The new director of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6), Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, vowed to purge his rank of...
Ilonggo student-IT innovators bag nat’l award
ILOILO City – Students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand from the Iloilo City National High School (ICNHS) won first runner-up...