‘Cooperatives help poor improve lives’ Capitol trade fair opens today
ILOILO – Eight cooperatives here will
showcase Ilonggo native products and crafts in a two-week trade fair and
exhibit which opens today at the ground floor...
Defensor on 1st 100 days: Good despite challenges
ILOILO – Good despite the many
challenges.
This was how Gov. Arthur “Toto”
Defensor Jr. described his first 100 days in office.
One big challenge his...
Taxi driver may lose license for motel caper
ILOILO City – A taxi driver may lose
his license if it is proven that he indeed took his passenger – a 16-year-old
girl – to...
FIRST 100-DAY MARK: W. Visayas execs get thumbs up from DILG
ILOILO – Elected officials in Western
Visayas have done their job during their first 100 days in service, according
to the Department of Interior and Local...
Creation of mental health board pushed
ILOILO – The rising suicide cases among teenagers in the province spurred
Provincial Board member Carol-V Espinosa-Diaz of the Fifth District to introduce
an ordinance that would...
WV peace cluster inks plan vs insurgency woes
ILOILO City – To address the insurgency woes
in the region, six agencies under the Peace,
Law Enforcement and Development Support Cluster in Western Visayas have...
409 new dengue cases recorded in Iloilo province
ILOILO – By the
38th morbidity week (Sept. 15 to 21, 2019), the Provincial Health Office (PHO)
recorded 409 new cases of dengue.
These brought to
19,929 the...
Prov’l agriculturist downplays Fall Armyworm infestation
BACOLOD City – The current Fall Armyworm
infestation in Negros Occidental is not alarming, according to Provincial
Agriculturist Japhet Masculino.
The infestation could be controlled and
contained,...
Treñas won’t order corruption probe vs aides
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas won’t investigate aides named in a
letter alleging corruption at city hall.
According to Treñas, the letter sent by a...
School Board to prioritize sanitary facilities
ILOILO – Sanitary
facilities are among the basic facilities public schools must have.
The provincial
government is thus prioritizing the construction and repair of comfort rooms,
wash...