‘People’s SONA’ vs Duterte’s 4th SONA
ILOILO City – Progressive groups here are
countering President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address
(SONA) with their “United People’s SONA” this afternoon.
At...
‘Burnout leave’ for city gov’t workers proposed
ILOILO City – Councilor Candice Magdalene
Tupas has proposed an ordinance granting “stress/burnout leave” to regular
employees of the city government.
It hurdled first reading in the...
Policeman arrested for ‘indiscriminate firing’
ILOILO City – A policeman was arrested.
Neighbors complained he indiscriminately fired a homemade gun during an
altercation with a relative in Barangay Tacbuyan, Estancia, Iloilo...
Brace for rainy season disease
ILOILO – The Provincial
Health Office (PHO) is urging the public to be wary of illnesses associated
with the rainy season, especially the deadly leptospirosis. Remain...
Only 7.14% of city projects implemented in 2018 – COA
ILOILO City – Only 7.14 percent or eight out
of 112 development projects here last year were fully implemented.
Such was “contrary to the guidelines issued...
Massive cleanup vs dengue today
ILOILO City – This is a busy Saturday. There’s
a massive cleanup against dengue mosquitoes in 180 barangays.
Since Jan. 1 the City Health Office...
CORALS IN DANGER: BFAR struggling to cope with starfish ‘invasion’
ILOILO City – The Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has appealed for more technical experts and scuba
divers to help remove destructive crown of...
Dinagyang Festival to drop Kasadyahan contest?
ILOILO City – A showcase of various festivals
in Western Visayas, the Kasadyahan competition of the annual Dinagyang Festival
may become a separate festivity itself.
The proposal...
Unruly policeman jailed for threatening to kill superior
ILOILO – A policeman in Pototan town was
arrested and detained for threatening to kill his superior after he was scolded
for drinking liquor while on...
Western Visayas most disaster resilient region in PH: Harvard study
MANILA - Western Visayas is the most disaster resilient region in the country, a 2017 Harvard study revealed.
It was followed by Ilocos, Eastern Visayas,...