Activists slam red-tagging anew

ILOILO City – Posters accusing members of progressive groups here as communist rebels have reappeared. Among those red-tagged were youth leader Lean Porquia, son of...
With coronavirus vaccines in sight, local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are rolling out their plans for procurement and inoculation. Four LGUs in the region are forging tripartite agreements with the national government and British vaccine maker AstraZeneca. REUTERS

12,000 Ilonggos receive COVID-19 vaccine

ILOILO – Over 12, 000 Ilonggos already received vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “As of April 23, 12,803 Ilonggos already got their shots, of...
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PRO-6 chief to cops: ‘No take policy’ on illegal gambling, drugs

ILOILO City – Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda, director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6, once again reiterated to his men the “no take...

4 arrested for ‘illegal’ lot sale

ILOILO City – Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Iloilo City Field Unit arrested four persons in Barangay Airport, Mandurriao district. They...

‘FULL DEVOLUTION’ Are LGUs ready to handle functions of nat’l gov’t agencies?

ILOILO City – Deliberations and preparations are now underway relative to the implementation in Western Visayas of the Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the...
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WV towns, cities encouraged to establish own sanitary landfills

ILOILO City – Only 13 local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas have so far established sanitary landfills, according to the Environmental Management Bureau...
A police officer helps an organizer set up goods in a community pantry in La Paz, Iloilo City. JERRY TREÑAS/FB

PRO-6: No profiling of community pantry organizers

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) said it is not profiling organizers of community pantries in Western Visayas. It is in fact...
Personnel of the Iloilo City government’s Task Force on Morals and Values Formation posts a tarpaulin in front of a computer shop closed for allegedly violating the curfew for minors. TFMVF PHOTO

5 computer shops padlocked for ‘violating curfew, social distancing’

ILOILO City – Three computer shops in Barangay Tabuc Suba, La Paz district were issued closure orders for allegedly violating the curfew for minors...
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Community hospital for remote brgys in Calinog

ILOILO – To bring healthcare closer to remote barangays in Calinog, Mayor Francisco Calvo commissioned the construction of a community hospital in Barangay Caratagan. The...
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19 militants vow to support AFP

ILOILO City – Nineteen members of militant groups in Sitio So-oc, Barangay Navais, Mandurriao district here recently took their oath of allegiance to the...