The town of Toboso in Negros Occidental recently declared members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New People’s Army as persona non-grata. Lieutenant Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commanding officer of 79th Infantry Battalion, said terrorist group destroy peace and development of the communities in tshe province. PH.VLTRENDS.COM

Army troops drive Reds from remote Tubungan barangay

ILOILO City – Two weeks after the new commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) vowed to hunt and hit rebels hard, government troops...

Councilman: My daughter was almost abducted

ILOILO City – An unidentified motorcycle-driving man tried to abduct his Grade 10 daughter, according to a barangay councilman of San Nicolas, La Paz district. Good thing...

HIGH SCHOOL ‘SEX GURU’? Graphic video shown to Grade 10 students

ILOILO – A high school teacher is under fire for showing an explicit sex instructional video to his Grade 10 Biology class at Pili National High...

Body regulating city tricycles mulled

ILOILO City – With over a thousand tricycles operating here, why not create a city government body regulating them? It may be called the Iloilo City Tricycle Franchising...

Concepcion woman, 77, mauled

ILOILO – A 77-year-old woman was mauled in Barangay Batiti, Concepcion town. Police arrested an 18-year-old lad who had been linked to a series of robbery...
The friendly spirit of Iloilo’s people is best showcased during the festivities and merrymaking of the annual Dinagyang Festival, celebrated on the 4th Sunday of January every year in honor of the Sto. Niño – when smiles abound and camaraderie reigns.

Iloilo prov’l gov’t allots P1M for Dinagyang 2020

ILOILO – The provincial government is shelling out a P1-million financial aid to the Iloilo City government for the January 2020 staging of the Dinagyang Festival. “In...

‘Non-stop’ war grinds on vs Reds

BACOLOD City – The top Philippine Army official in Western and Central Visayas ordered government troops to pursue a relentless battle against Communist Party of the Philippines-New...
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3 face ‘malicious mischief’ rap for picking sunflowers

ILOILO City – Three persons caught picking city government-grown sunflowers along the access road of the Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue in Mandurriao district have been...
SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTION. These santol fruit vendors on the sidewalk of E. Lopez Street, Jaro, Iloilo City have to relocate elsewhere. Vendors have been given seven days beginning Sept. 3 to voluntarily leave the sidewalks or the city government’s demolition teams would be dismantling their structures. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Let poor do business on sidewalks – vendors

BACOLOD City – As holidays draw near, vendors here still hope the city streets will have space for them. They have been barred to trade...
PDEA-6 regional director Alex Tablate

PDEA WARY OF PARTY DRUGS

ILOILO City – Demand for party drugs is expected to surge this holiday season, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6. “I call...