New DPWH reg’l head vows to support high-impact projects

ILOILO City – Lea Delfinado is the new director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6. Delfinado assumed her new post...

Cascolan ‘honored’ being among 3 PNP chief bets

ILOILO City – Lieutenant General Camilo Prancratius Cascolan said he was “honored and thankful” being included in the list of candidates for the next...

BLACKOUT AVERTED: ERC grants PECO provisional authority to operate

ILOILO City – Panay Electric Co.’s (PECO) Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) expires today. But it has secured another one so it...

‘No vigilantes in Western Visayas’

ILOILO City – Are there vigilantes in Western Visayas? There are none, according to Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, director of the Police Regional Office...

Councilor Parcon dies 10 days after successful reelection bid

ILOILO City – Councilor Armand Parcon died on Thursday night at the West Visayas State University Medical Center due to pneumonia. He was 59. Yesterday,...

Rice black bugs spread to five more towns

ILOILO – From the rice fields of the northern towns of Sara, San Dionisio, Concepcion, and Ajuy rice black bugs have spread to Banate,...

Defensor forms team for smooth transition to new capitol admin

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has formed a transition team for the smooth turnover of the provincial government to the incoming administration of...
Photo for representation only. These teachers perform their functions as electoral board in one of the polling precincts at Iloilo Central Elementary School on General Luna Street, Iloilo City. (Photo dated May 25, 2019)

Teachers: Real heroes of the midterm polls

ILOILO City – Despite the technical glitches and delays that figured in various polling centers during the recent midterm elections, a number of Ilonggo...

Not rainy season yet, says Pagasa

ILOILO – Although it is already raining in some parts of the province, the rainy season has not set in yet, according to the...

In Tigbauan brgys footbridges make travel less risky

ILOILO – Thousands of residents in five barangays of the municipality of Tigbauan no longer face the danger of crossing the river or a...