6 towns told to organize anti-insurgency task forces
ILOILO – The municipalities of Alimodian,
Calinog, Janiauy, Lambunao, Maasin, and Tubungan should organize task forces
addressing their respective insurgency problems, according to the Department of
Interior...
Vilela: No big-time gambling operations in Iloilo province
ILOILO – “May mga small-time.” This was how Police Colonel Roland Vilela,
director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), described illegal
gambling operations in this...
‘PRODUCT OF SPECULATION’ PECO presscon aims to confuse public – ERC
ILOILO City – The Energy Regulatory
Commission (ERC) slammed Panay Electric Co. (PECO) for making it appear that
the agency was part of a recent press...
‘Kill stray dogs? Euthanize their owners instead’
ILOILO City – “Let the irresponsible
owners suffer, not the innocent animals.”
“There are more decent solutions.”
“Iloilo is a livable city. Is this
statement applicable to humans...
Iloilo activists wary of gov’t crackdown
ILOILO City – Activists in this city and
Iloilo province expect more arrests from their ranks following the apprehension
of a former barangay captain of Bolo,...
‘Prevendido drug group member’ killed in shootout
ILOILO City – A suspected member of the Prevendido
drug group was killed in an alleged shootout with police officers during a
buy-bust operation in Barangay...
‘CLOSED SEASON’ Visayan Sea fishing ban starts
ILOILO – Catching, trading, selling, and
marketing of sardines, herring and mackerel in the Visayan Sea are prohibited
for three months.
The Bureau of Fisheries and...
Zubiri: 2021 start of building Iloilo-Guimaras bridge
ILOILO – Traveling from Iloilo to Guimaras
will no longer entail a perilous boat ride that can even lead to tragedy once
inter-island bridge connecting the...
PH Army’s 3ID gets 254 new soldiers
ILOILO City – The Philippines Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID)
welcomed 254 additional soldiers during the graduation ceremony of the
Candidate Soldier (CS) Classes 606 and...
Mayor’s league to send financial aid to Mindanao
ILOILO – The League of Municipalities of
the Philippines (LMP)-Iloilo Chapter will extend financial assistance to
quake-stricken communities in Mindanao.
The chief executives of the province’s...