No price freeze in 6 towns under state of calamity

ILOILO – In areas under a state of calamity, the government may freeze the prices of goods. However, in six towns here that declared a...

Cabatuan ‘champion for health governance’

ILOILO – The municipality of Cabatuan was one of the five local government units (LGUs) in the country declared “Champions for Health Governance” (CHG)...

Banking scandal rocks Iloilo; bank closure raises more questions

ILOILO City – A Friday, May 17, 2019 was supposed to be a normal day, the last day of the work week, after which...

Cops eye debts in ‘salvaging’ of fish broker

ILOILO City – The woman “salvaged” in Dumangas, Iloilo early this week may have problems with those she had debts with, police said. According to...

‘TERRORISM FINANCING’: At least 15 poll winners may face raps for funding NPA

ILOILO City – At least 15 winners in the recent midterm elections in Iloilo and Capiz provinces may be charged with violating Republic Act...

Biron poll protest won’t prosper – Defensor

ILOILO – The election protest of defeated gubernatorial candidate Cong. Ferjenel Biron (4th District) won’t prosper, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. whose son...

City dad wants to penalize counterflowing

ILOILO City – Councilor Lyndon Acap has proposed making counterflowing – going against the prescribed direction/flow of vehicles – a traffic violation. His proposed measure,...

SP may declare state of calamity tomorrow

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) may place this province under a state of calamity tomorrow, May 31. SP member Marcelo Valentin Serag, chairperson of...

Cash incentives await seniors aged 90 and 95

ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on May 28 approved on first reading a proposed ordinance granting benefits and privileges to city residents...

99,899 VOTES MISSING?: Biron wants manual recount of votes for Iloilo guv

ILOILO – Losing gubernatorial candidate Cong. Ferjenel Biron (4th District) filed an election protest against Governor-elect Arthur Defensor Jr. He sought a manual recount...