Army seize more firearms in 2nd encounter vs ‘Reds’ this week
ILOILO – The Philippine Army and the New People’s Army (NPA) had two successive encounters here in two days.
Yesterday, the NPA’s Baloy Platoon clashed with...
ELDERLY NEXT; DOH-6 urges senior citizens to register for COVID vaccination
ILOILO City – Western Visayans aged 60 years old and older are encouraged to submit themselves for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.
The elderly population...
Sex slaves? Birth control pills ‘magnify NPA’s cruelty to women’ – Army
ILOILO City – Communist rebels turn their young women recruits into sex slaves, according to the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID). Its proof:...
Social gatherings prohibited in Iloilo province, city
ILOILO – Social gatherings like fiestas, thanksgivings, birthday, baptismal and wedding receptions, among others, make it difficult for people to maintain physical distancing, an...
Treñas shuts down Lapuz cockpit
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered the suspension – effective upon receipt – of Rockwell Cockpit Arena in Barangay Don Esteban, Lapuz district.
A...
‘Staying home pushed dengue cases down’
ILOILO City – Community quarantine curbs appeared to be a factor in the sharp decline of dengue cases in Western Visayas.
In the first three...
Kids of pregnant ma who died after commotion receive help
ILOILO City – The four children of a pregnant mother who bled and died after she was allegedly attacked by neighbors in Barangay Boulevard,...
‘ARE WE SAFE?’ Killings raise doubts on police’s anti-crime drive
ILOILO City – A trigger-happy security guard riddled with bullets a food delivery man in broad daylight. An armed robber shot to death a...
Iloilo hospitals to accommodate COVID ‘spillovers’ from Antique
ILOILO – Three district hospitals in this province are willing to accommodate individuals from the province of Antique in case health facilities there get...
DUE TO RISING COVID-19 CASES; Calinog extends Sunday lockdown
ILOILO – The Sunday lockdown in Calinog town has been extended to one month. Cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are rising.
Mayor Francisco Calvo...