‘Ursula’ aftermath: New Year in evacuation centers
ILOILO City – More than 10,000 families displaced by typhoon
“Ursula” on Christmas Day in Western Visayas could be welcoming the New Year in
various evacuation...
DTI bans imported firecrackers
ILOILO City – Selling imported
firecrackers and pyrotechnics is not allowed, announced the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Region 6.
Only locally-manufactured firecrackers
and pyrotechnics must...
‘NPA vandalism an act of desperation’
ILOILO – The Philippine Army condemned
a recent vandalism that it claimed was done by rebels.
Aganan Bridge in the municipality of
Pavia was spray-painted with the...
Iloilo City PPP projects attract investors
ILOILO City – A modern slaughterhouse.
Rehabilitation of public markets. A waste-to-energy facility. The city
government wants these multimillion-peso projects realized through public-private
partnership (PPP).
The modernization of...
ILLEGAL BUSINESSES: How many operate sans permits in Iloilo City?
ILOILO City – How many businesses in this city
operate without permits? Mayor Jerry Treñas wanted to know but the answer from
the city government’s Business...
Plaza Libertad’s Rizal statue over a century old
ILOILO City – Did you know that the
life-size statue of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal at Plaza Libertad is over a
century old already?
The stone...
‘Use electricity wisely’
ILOILO – While it has sufficient
supply of electricity and is efficient in distributing this, Iloilo Electric
Cooperative 2 (Ileco 2) nevertheless urged people to be...
CATACLYSMIC FLOODING: Forest loss blamed for fatal floods in N. Iloilo
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
believes deforestation in the mountains of northern Iloilo has led to the
massive flooding that submerged several towns in the...
Tubungan clash not a ceasefire violation, Reds insist
MANILA – The National Democratic Front
of the Philippines (NDFP) insisted it did not violate the Christmas ceasefire
between the rebels and the government amid the...
Iloilo to declare state of calamity due to ‘Ursula’
ILOILO – The provincial government is
pushing to declare a state of
calamity due to typhoon “Ursula,” which wrought havoc and forced
thousands into evacuation centers in the province’s...