GIGANTES ‘SELF-CLOSURE’ OK BUT…
ILOILO City – Tourism establishments in the Gigantes group of islands in Carles, Iloilo cannot just close shop temporarily and hold cleanups without a...
Resorts, Malay execs rapped for env’t offenses in Boracay
MANILA – Six resort operators in Boracay Island and a handful of local officials in Malay, Aklan were charged before the Department of Justice...
Soldiers hunt rebels in Tapaz
ILOILO City – Philippine Army soldiers are running after armed men they identified as New People’s Army (NPA) members in Tapaz, Capiz.
A firefight ensued...
Filipino migrants buoy Canadian economy – envoy
ILOILO City – Filipino migrants in Canada are big contributors to the country’s economy, according to the Canadian ambassador to the Philippines.
There are 850,000...
‘LOUSY SERVICE’
ILOILO City – Officials of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) are drawing fat salaries but the water district’s service remains wanting, so who’s being...
‘Helpless’ city to seek Villar’s help on flooding
ILOILO City – The city government is helpless on the perennial problem of flooding and would seek the help of Secretary Mark Villar of...
Town celebrates food, culture via crispy ‘lechon’
ILOILO – When it comes to lechon (roast suckling pig), there are no people in this province that take it as seriously as the...
ICPO’s ‘TokGang’ targets juvenile delinquents
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has given its campaign Project Bringing Order to the Nemesis of Gangs (Project BONG) a...
ABUSE OF AUTHORITY
ILOILO City – The Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) has filed seven administrative and criminal charges against Mayor Jose Espinosa III before the Office...
Will 3 mayors get back police power?
ILOILO City – In August 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte stripped Iloilo mayors Mariano Malones of Maasin, Alex Centena of Calinog and Sigfredo Betita of...