New 3ID chief warns Panay, Negros rebels: ‘WE’LL HUNT, HIT YOU HARD’
ILOILO City – The target is to end the
insurgency by 2020, according to Brigadier General Eric Vinoya, new commander
of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry...
Two high school buildings have structural defects
ILOILO City – Two relatively new
two-storey school buildings of the Iloilo City National High School in Molo
district were found to have structural defects.
The...
Big waves rip Guimaras-bound motorboat
ILOILO City – Big waves created by a
passing fast craft damaged a Guimaras-bound wooden-hulled motorboat at the
Iloilo Strait yesterday afternoon.
The boat’s four crew members...
Nationwide quake drill on Nov. 14
ILOILO – The provincial government is
joining the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on Nov. 14.
The drill aims to test how prepared
the people and government...
Army’s 3ID gets new commander
ILOILO City – The commander of the
Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), Major General Dinoh Dolina, is
retiring today, his 56th birthday.
Dolina is turning over...
WILL ILOILO CITY SINK OR SWIM?
ILOILO City – “Things like that should
not be immediately accepted by anyone.” This is Mayor Jerry Treñas’ reaction to
a report about this city possibly...
Telcos, PECO have until Dec. to fix ‘spaghetti wires’, posts
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has
given concerned companies until next month to fix “spaghetti wires” and
road-obstructing posts.
“Kon
indi pa gid nila maareglo, sya (Treñas)...
DA discourages consumers from eating imported rice
ILOILO City – Why prefer
locally-produced rice over the imported ones?
“Local rice is of good quality, we are
sure of that, so we know it’s safe...
More WV drug surrenderers seek to reform
ILOILO City – More drug
pusher-surrenderers have been encouraged to enter Balay Silangan reformation
centers in Western Visayas.
The region has two operational centers
which opened last year...
Help Mindanao quake victims, Ilonggos urged
ILOILO – The Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) urged municipal governments and
others in the private sector such as nongovernment organizations to donate...