High-ranking NPA rebel surrenders
ILOILO City – A high-ranking member of
the New People’s Army from Tubungan, Iloilo voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine
Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) yesterday at...
PSTMO on trike highway ban: ‘Very complex’
ILOILO City – The city government’s
Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) vowed to step up its
campaign against tricycles and pedicabs operating on national...
BATO TO JOVIE: SHUT UP!
MANILA – Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa,
former Philippine National Police (PNP) director, criticized controversial
Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido for statements made against the police
organization...
Garin, 9 others indicted again over Dengvaxia
MANILA – The Department of Justice
(DOJ) has found probable cause to again charge former Department of Health
(DOH) secretary Janette Garin (now Iloilo 1st District...
Hinactacan property mulled for proposed city gov’t hospital
ILOILO City – A vast private property in Barangay Hinactacan, La
Paz district is being eyed for the proposed city government-run hospital.
Mayor Jerry Treñas conducted...
3 Iloilo towns have renewable energy potential, says DOE
ILOILO – The municipalities of Carles,
Concepcion and Ajuy in northern Iloilo have renewable energy resources that are
not yet tapped, according to the Department of...
Court orders arrest of convicted Drilon critic for imprisonment
ILOILO City – The Regional Trial Court
(RTC), Branch 118 in Pasay City has ordered the arrest of blogger and former
Iloilo provincial administrator Manuel “Boy”...
‘A BIG CHALLENGE’ Solve slay cases, new ICPO director told
ILOILO City – Can the new Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO)
director, Police Colonel Eric Dampal, achieve what his predecessor, Police
Colonel Martin Defensor, failed to...
Massive cleanup drive ‘Limpyo Iloilo’ kicks off today
ILOILO – The massive province-wide cleanup drive
“Limpyo Iloilo” starts today with a 2 p.m. caravan from the provincial capitol
to the national comprehensive high school...
Construction of 2.7-km Janiuay concrete mountain road starts
ILOILO – Residents of the mountainous
barangays of Quipot and Barasalon in Janiuay town are happy that their dream of
having a concrete access road will...