NO ORDINARY PEOPLE ‘Big personalities’ behind Diergos slay – police
ILOILO – “Daku ang mga tawo sa likod sang krimen.” Those behind the killing of 36-year-old businesswoman Claire Diergos were no ordinary people, according...
Long wait over: Iloilo City funding columbarium, overhaul of Tanza tombs
ILOILO City – The city government will set aside funds for the implementation of Regulation Ordinance 2013-238 creating a crematorium, columbarium and multipurpose halls...
Iloilo, Bacolod cities appeal for lower alert level
BY GLENDA TAYONA AND MAE SINGUAY
ILOILO City – The cities of Bacolod and Iloilo are appealing for lower coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quarantine alert...
Serving the dead runs in the blood
ILOILO City – The Regalados of Barangay Oñate in Mandurriao district are third-generation cemetery caretakers.
Inspired by their grandfather and father, they have made...
Fully vaxxed inbound Iloilo travelers may ditch RT-PCR test
ILOILO – Travelers fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may now enter this province without undergoing reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.
The travelers,...
IATF SHIFTS TO NEW PANDEMIC ALERT SYSTEM
MANILA – Western Visayas will be shifting to a new quarantine alert level system beginning Nov. 1.
The policy shift was recommended by the Inter-Agency...
Wanted: ‘Credible’ witnesses in Diergos slay
ILOILO – Witnesses in the killing of 36-year-old businesswoman Claire Diergos are urged to surface.
“We are willing to protect you,” said Police Major Raymund...
WV mega bridge pushing through
ILOILO City – The government of the Republic of Korea is ready to extend financial support in the conduct of engineering services for the...
Flower biz barely blooming on ‘Fiesta Minatay’
ILOILO City – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s observance of “Fiesta Minatay” is getting more somber, according to flower vendors reeling from...
Pandemic spells scarce demand for ‘lapida’
ILOILO City – It’s also a hurdle for tombstone (lapida)-making businesses to survive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Demand for lapida waned since the...