Many PWDs in Region 6 work in gov’t
ILOILO City – Western Visayas has the most number of employed persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the government workforce, the Civil Service Commission (CSC)...
NOTICE OF VIOLATION: Over a hundred boardinghouses in ‘hot water’
ILOILO City – For failing to comply with pertinent requirements, more than a hundred boardinghouses, apartments and dormitories here have been issued with notices...
Ilongga nun from Molo on path to sainthood
ILOILO City – Ilongga nun Maria Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo, known fondly as Madre Sayong or Mother Rosario, is another step closer to sainthood.
Madre...
DILG to orient newbie Iloilo mayors next month
ILOILO – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will hold an orientation to neophyte mayors in this province on the second week...
Cause-oriented groups hit ‘fake independence’
ILOILO City – Progressive groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Panay called for “genuine independence” 121 years after General Emilio Aguinaldo declared the...
8 Iloilo City poll bets fail to beat SOCE deadline
ILOILO City – Eight candidates in the recent May 13 elections in this southern city failed to beat the June 13 deadline for the...
Roxas City girl, 11, accuses uncle of rape
ILOILO City – An 11-year-old girl has accused her 38-year-old uncle of rape in Roxas City.
She told the police she was sexually abused four...
‘WHAT ABOUT US?’ Consumers intervene in PECO expropriation case
ILOILO City – A broad alliance here has asked the Regional Trial Court Branch 37 to prioritize the “pecuniary interests” of consumers in resolving...
Election period, gun ban end; violators reach 529
ILOILO City – The election period has ended, and so has the election gun ban.
A total of 529 violators were arrested from Jan. 13...
It’s ‘Dengue Day’ in Iloilo City today
ILOILO City – The City Health Office (CHO), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), is marking “Dengue Day” today at the Diamond...