Police work a scene after a deadly shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California on July 28, 2019. AP

Contractors told: Ask police help for protection

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) advised contractors of government projects in the hinterlands to inform them of their operations for protection. Provincial Board member...

DepEd-Iloilo to look into ‘NPA recruitment’

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO – The newly-installed division superintendent of the Department of Education (DepEd) in this province vowed to look into the alleged recruitment of the Communist Party...
SIDELINED SIDEWALK VENDORS. Facing imminent displacement, hundreds of sidewalk vendors hold a meeting at the Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand. The city’s roads and sidewalks are being cleared of obstructions. Will they hold a protest rally? They have until this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, to leave their area. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Financial aid for displaced vendors not released yet

Iloilo
ILOILO City – The financial assistance for sidewalk vendors displaced by road-clearing operations is yet to be released. According to Mayor Jerry Treñas, the Department of Social Welfare...
Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido

‘PRAY FOR ME’ Espenido girds for WV mission Auto Draft

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Controversial Police Major Jovie Espenido has appealed for prayers as he embarks on a new assignment in Western Visayas. During his stints in...
STILL SAFE. A vendor at the Iloilo Terminal Market inspects the meat and pork he is selling. They are safe, he insists. The deadly African swine fever virus has reached the country. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo capitol urged to expand ASF pork ban

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO – Swine raising industry players in Panay Island urged the provincial government to expand its ban on African swine flu-affected pork from just two provinces –...
Mayor Jerry Treñas (3rd from left) thanks the Sangguniang Panlungsod for approving Supplemental Budget No. 3 that includes big ticket projects of his administration such as the proposed Iloilo City Action and Response Center. Also in photo are Councilor Irene Ong, Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon, CouncilorJay Treñas and Councilor Leila Luntao.

Funds for Iloilo City’s big infra projects OK’d

Iloilo Panay News -
ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved on Oct. 1 a supplemental budget for big infrastructure projects to improve public services. Mayor Jerry Treñas said he wanted...
Commissioned personnel collect garbage at the Iloilo Terminal Market in Iloilo City. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 mandates local government units to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program in their areas. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Sanitary landfill for Passi’s garbage mulled

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – The component city of Passi would be breaking ground for a sanitary landfill that could accommodate 1,000 tons of waste daily. The groundbreaking is on...
RISKY RIDE. The law is crystal clear: No person shall hang on to, or ride on, the outside or the rear end of any vehicle, and no person on a bicycle, roller skate or other similar device, shall hold fast to or hitch on to any moving vehicle. Also, no driver shall knowingly permit anyone to hitch on to or ride the outside or rear end of his vehicle. Violators face a still fine of at least P6,000, according to the Land Transportation Office. Photo shows an overloaded New Lucena, Iloilo public utility jeepney in Barangay Cabilauan, New Lucena, Iloilo. IAN PAUL CORDERO

‘NO HITCHING, OVERLOADING’ Violators face stiff fine, warns LTO-6

Iloilo Ime Sornito -
ILOILO – Overloaded vehicles will be apprehended, announced the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Region 6. Overloading of passengers and cargo is prohibited by Republic Act...
Mayor Jerry Treñas. IAN PAUL CORRDEO/PN

Ombudsman raps aim to disrupt city hall services, says Treñas

Iloilo
ILOILO City – Criminal and administrative charges filed against him and several ranking city hall officials were attempts to disrupt city government services, according to Mayor Jerry...
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 overruns NPA lair; ammos seized

Iloilo Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City – Soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) overran a lair of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in...
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