Young rebel suspect surrenders to Army
ILOILO City – A 20-year-old lad surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) over the weekend.
He said he was a New People’s...
2 men arrested in Molo for selling liquor
ILOILO City- Two persons were arrested in Zone 1, Barangay North Baluarte, Molo district for selling liquor.
The following were detained at the Molo police...
LGUs seek extension to SAP cash distribution
ILOILO – Local government units (LGUs) were originally expected to distribute completely the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash assistance by April 30.
However, according to...
Rights group doubts police probe on activist’s killing
ILOILO City – Human rights group Panay Alliance Karapatan is skeptical of the police investigation on the killing of Bayan Muna coordinator and long-time...
BIGGER CHALLENGE: If economy slows down, ECQ won’t be sustainable – guv
ILOILO – Hoping to make an economic rebound while containing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.’s Executive Order (EO) No. 110...
Is Guimaras COVID-free? DOH says ‘no’; governor says ‘yes’
ILOILO City – The provincial government of Guimaras is protesting the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6’s decision to count as the island province’s...
No coordination, no docking of OFW ships; OWWA hit for neglecting OFWs
ILOILO City – Ships transporting repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be turned away if the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has not coordinated...
Honest Ati family returns P6K SAP cash assistance
ILOILO – There is something more important than money – a clear conscience and knowing that honesty is more valuable than fleeting material goods.
An...
234 STRANDED WV OFWS HOMEBOUND
ILOILO City – Stranded in Metro Manila
for nearly two months, 234 Western Visayan overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are
finally coming home. The ship transporting them...
4 Ilonggo nurses abroad succumb to COVID-19
ILOILO City – Four Ilonggo nurses
working abroad got infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), and died.
Healthcare workers are at the
frontline...