Rebels, Army clash in Antique

ILOILO City – Ten days before the 50th anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA) on March 29, government troops clashed with rebels in...

Ombudsman reinstates 3 sacked Guimbal LGU execs

ILOILO City – Three employees of the local government unit of Guimbal, Iloilo dismissed from the service over an alleged fertilizer scam were cleared...

Not in narco-list, Maasin vice mayor says, ‘Now I can live a normal life’

ILOILO – “Now I can live a normal life once again.” This was the first reaction of Vice Mayor Francis Amboy of Maasin, Iloilo upon...

Rebels want to blow Army up

ILOILO City – The nine improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that the Philippine Army recovered in Barangay Mulangan, Igbaras, Iloilo early Sunday morning were designed...

‘SPARE OUR SCHOOLS’

ILOILO City – Midterm election candidates are prohibited from campaigning in schools or using school facilities like covered gyms, according to Victor de Gracia...

Ilonggo war veterans get ‘highest US appreciation’

ILOILO City – Twenty-seven Ilonggo World War 2 veterans were each honored with a US Congressional Gold Medal yesterday during rites commemorating the 74th...

Women’s group cool on proposed salary for wives

ILOILO City – Monthly salary for plain housewives? The militant women’s group Gabriela-Panay is not all that excited. “Do you think she needs to be paid...

Water plant upgrade to help combat El Niño

ILOILO City – The upgrading of the water treatment plant of Metro Iloilo Bulk Water Supply Corp.  (MIB) will not only benefit the city’s...

Calinog mayor not in narco-list anymore

ILOILO City – “This is what I’ve been saying. The truth has finally come out.” This was what Calinog, Iloilo’s Mayor Alex Centena said after...

ARE FARMS INSURED?: There’s crop insurance for dry spell-hit farms but…

ILOILO – Over 13,000 farmers affected by the dry spell here are covered by crop insurance, according to the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), if...