LGU CHALLENGE | Goal: 3-day processing of permits

ILOILO City – The processing of permits, clearances and the like in local government offices should be three days at the most, according to President Rodrigo...

PRO-6 rejects coup d’etat against Du30

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) remains loyal to the government and won’t support plots to oust President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Lieutenant...

Girl, 11, accuses 19-year-old kin of rape

ILOILO City – An elementary school girl, 11, complained to the police she was raped by a 19-year-old relative on Monday in Leon, Iloilo. The girl, in...
Iloilo City’s Cong. Julienne Baronda looks stunning in a white intricately-designed terno by Ilonggo fashion designer DJohn Clement during the fourth State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 22, 2019. She accessorizes the terno with a pair of pearl earrings and a necklace by Pearl Farm and a clutch bag by Kultura. Hair and makeup is by Mayesa.

Baronda supports Duterte drive vs drugs, corruption

ILOILO City – “We are totally behind the President in his fight against illegal drugs and corruption because these two menaces ultimately steal the bright future...

Treñas declares dengue outbreak

ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas issued Executive Order No. 023 yesterday declaring a dengue outbreak. Citing data from the Department of Health (DOH), Treñas said the...

Pushers shifting to marijuana – PDEA

ILOILO City – Due to the dwindling supply of methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, drug pushers may be shifting to marijuana. This was the assessment of...

PRO-6 chief: Death penalty OK for ‘matitigas ang ulo’

ILOILO City – “Definitely pag naging batas ito (death penalty) it will have a chilling effect sa matitigas ang ulo.” That was Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, director...
Commissioned personnel of J.S Layson & Co., Inc. collect garbage of residents in Barangay Burgos-Mabini, La Paz, Iloilo City on Tuesday morning. Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, mandates local government units to adopt proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practices. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Common sanitary landfills for clustered towns mulled

ILOILO – Ideally, each municipality must have a sanitary landfill. Having one is mandated by Republic Act 9003 or the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000....

WV gets more accessible with Clark flights – DOT

ILOILO City – The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 welcomed the new flights that will connect Western Visayas to northern Philippines. Starting Aug. 9, 2019 Cebu...

NO MORE DENGUE TEST KITS? Over a thousand new dengue cases in one week

ILOILO – People have been rushing to rural health units and the provincial government’s 12 hospitals for dengue tests to know if they have the dengue...