Revival of San Juaquin’s ‘pasungay’ pushed
ILOILO – A Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member is pushing for the resumption
of the century-old pasungay in San
Joaquin, Iloilo.
Pasungay – wherein carabaos owned by local farmers...
‘INSULT TO WORKERS’ New minimum wage rates take effect Nov. 26
ILOILO – The new minimum
daily wage rates in Western Visayas will take effect on Nov. 26. The increase
is between P15 to P30. Progressive groups,...
New ordinance lists dos, don’ts in plazas
ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved an ordinance
regulating the use of public plazas.
Authored by Councilor Jay Treñas III, it aims to protect...
Antique has 467 landslide-prone areas
ILOILO
City – Antique province has the most number
of villages prone to landslide in Western Visayas, according to the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources –...
‘Mercy killing’ for stray dogs
ILOILO City – Not only humans. Stray
dogs, too, are being blamed for vandalizing ornamental plants that the city
government has planted at the Iloilo Esplanade...
PCSO turns over P58.1 million to CHED
ILOILO City –
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over to the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED) here checks totalling P58.1 million as mandatory
contribution to...
Bingawan LGU rallies residents vs rebels
ILOILO – The local
government unit of Bingawan rallied its constituents into signing a peace
covenant supporting the anti-insurgency campaign of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines and Philippine...
PECO counters data on city pole fires
ILOILO City – In its “Post Fire
Comprehensive Report” submitted to the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC),
Panay Electric Co. (PECO) insisted that four out of five...
Easy money lures students to traffic illegal drugs – PRO-6
ILOILO City – The promise of easy
money makes drug trafficking attractive even to students, according to the
Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6).
Four students were arrested...
PECO INACTION HIT: Half of Iloilo City fires since 2014 pole fires – BFP
ILOILO City –
More than half or 1,464 cases out of 2,887 incidents of fire in this city since
January 2014 were pole fires, the Bureau...