‘95%’ of hotel rooms already booked for Dinagyang
ILOILO City – Around 95 percent of
over 5,000 hotel rooms in this southern city are already booked for the
much-anticipated Dinagyang Festival 2020, according to...
20 cops suspended, 1 demoted over NPA raid of Maasin police station
ILOILO City – Over two years after New
People’s Army (NPA) rebels successfully raided the police station of Maasin,
Iloilo in June 2017, the town’s policemen...
Oops…city gov’t defers inspection of businesses
ILOILO City – The scheduled inspection
of business establishments beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, did not push through.
It was decided that the checking of
business permits would...
5 former rebels surrender, get gov’t assistance
ILOILO – Five former rebels from
Calinog and Lambunao towns received financial aid after returning to the fold
of the law and surrendering their firearms.
Gov. Arthur...
IPPO’s director seeks to reform gangs in towns
ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial
Office (IPPO) launched a program geared at reforming troublesome gangs.
“These gangs are mostly involved sa mga rumble kasi walang...
Comelec conducts simulation voting for PWDs
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 6
conducted a simulation of voting for persons with disability (PWDs) at Central
Philippine University yesterday.
Over...
‘Confiscating unlit cigarettes is theft’
ILOILO City – Policemen have been
warned against confiscating people’s unlighted cigarettes.
It would be tantamount to theft, said
Councilor Romel Duron.
The Iloilo City Police Office...
‘WAIT AND SEE’ MODE: Region 6 OFWs in Iran, Iraq not going home
ILOILO City – Overseas Filipino
workers (OFWs) from Western Visayas working in tension-filled Iran and Iraq are
not keen on availing themselves of the government’s repatriation...
Boracay boat capsizes; Chinese tourist dies
ILOILO City – A motorboat ferrying
tourists capsized in the waters of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan yesterday
morning. A Chinese national died while three others...
New RTC judge to handle PECO expropriation case
ILOILO City – A new Regional Trial
Court (RTC) branch and a new judge will be handling the expropriation case
filed by MORE Electric and Power...