‘Statistics important in gov’t planning, making decisions’
ILOILO – “Statistics is important in
our everyday lives as well as in government planning, in policy-making.”
This National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) Region 6 director...
ICPO forums seek to counter ‘NPA recruitment’ in schools
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police
Office (ICPO) plans to counter the alleged recruitment activities of the New
People’s Army (NPA) in schools by conducting...
Another coercion, oppression complaint filed vs Treñas, et al.
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has
been slapped with another complaint at the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged
grave coercion, violation of the Anti-Graft...
Revival of Iloilo-Guam sisterhood pushed
ILOILO – Fourth District Provincial
Board member Domingo Oso pushes for the revival of the sisterhood agreement
between this province and the US territory of Guam...
2 drug ‘peddlers’ fall in Molo; high-grade ‘marijuana’ seized
ILOILO City – Two suspected drug pushers
were nabbed in a buy-bust operation on Timawa Avenue, Molo district.
Police identified the suspects as 19-year-old
Friyole Vergara...
WHO’S FUNDING REDS? Iloilo town execs warned: Stop aiding NPAs, or else…
ILOILO – The province’s top cop has warned politicians to stop
submitting to extortion activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New
People’s Army (CPP-NPA).
Supporting the...
NFA-Iloilo to buy more palay from local farmers
ILOILO – The National Food Authority
(NFA) will not stop buying palay
(unhusked rice) from local farmers. In fact, the grains agency targets to
procure 150,000 bags...
No letup vs traffic violators: 4K nabbed in a month
ILOILO City – Within one month, more than 4,000 traffic violators were caught by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) under its “Oplan Hilway...
Teen pregnancy cases in Iloilo drop
ILOILO – Pregnancy can lead to devastating
health consequences for young girls. Many adolescents are not yet physically
ready for pregnancy or childbirth, and are therefore...
P100-M fund for farmers’ cooperatives approved
ILOILO – To help
small farmers cope with plummeting rice prices, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
approved a P100-million supplemental budget for a loan program.
There are 7,953
small...