DepEd-6 OKs learners’ vaxx; City urges kids to pre-register
BY IME SORNITO AND GLENDA TAYONA
ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 6 supports the immunization of learners against coronavirus disease...
WV cops seize P70-M ‘shabu’
ILOILO City – In eight months of operations, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) was able to seize P70 million worth of illegal drugs...
NPA rebel yields to cops
ILOILO City – After nine years in the mountains, a member of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered.
The 29-year-old Rey of Iloilo province yielded...
Banate asks time-out for LSIs
ILOILO – The local government unit (LGU) of Banate town requested a “time-out” for locally stranded individuals (LSIs).
Mayor Carlos Cabangal Jr. asked the Western...
BOOSTER SHOTS FOR HEALTH FRONTLINERS; ‘They need added layer of protection’
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has sought the approval of the state’s taskforces against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to allow booster shots for...
Calls for action ripple through city over uptick in power rate
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas and business groups here called for swift action from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) relative to the increased...
When city shifts to GCQ: WVSU to hold face-to-face classes for medical, nursing students
ILOILO City – The West Visayas State University (WVSU) main campus in La Paz district requested the city government to allow it to hold...
16-year-old rape suspect found dead
ILOILO – A 16-year-old lad was found dead Thursday at a corn field in Barangay Alabidhan, Bingawan, Iloilo.
Ian Adorable, a resident of the...
Beach resort ‘violated’ health protocol, shut
ILOILO – Acting Mayor Vicente Flores Jr. of Oton town issued a closure order against a beach resort that was found to have violated...
‘Look after one other’; Region 6 records 337 suicide cases in 2020
ILOILO City – How are you feeling today? Simply asking this to a household member or a friend should be everyone’s responsibility, according to...