Army warns students vs school walkout
ILOILO City – The Philippine Army warned students against joining the so-called “pambansang walkout” mass protest against tuition fee increases, human rights violations and...
Smoking also hazardous to city hall workers’ careers
ILOILO City – Smoking is not only hazardous to one’s health. In the case of employees of the city government, it could also jeopardize...
Project to help teachers in ‘challenged areas’ launched
ILOILO City – To raise teacher motivation and the development of quality education in challenged areas of the Philippines, Project FORTH was launched at...
DSWD CRIES FOUL: Politico uses agency’s logo in campaign ads
ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas chided an unnamed politician for using the agency’s logo in...
I didn’t steal a cent from school program – Gorriceta
ILOILO – Cong. Arcadio Gorriceta of the 2nd District denied pocketing funds from the P5-million Education For All project when he was the mayor...
‘Possible to reduce earthquake impacts’
ILOILO City – It is possible to reduce the impacts of earthquakes to human lives and properties, according to Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu of the...
Iloilo children’s nutrition status improving – PHO
ILOILO – The nutrition status of children in this province is improving, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
In 2018 the prevalence of undernutrition...
50 mobile force cops undergo training on case investigation
ILOILO City – Fifty personnel from various police mobile forces across Western Visayas are wrapping up today their five-day Public Safety Forces (PSF) Investigation Response...
NAT’L QUAKE DRILL: Is Iloilo ready for another ‘Lady Caycay’ 8.2 tremor?
ILOILO City – In Jan. 25, 1948 around 1:46 a.m. a magnitude 8.2 tremor jolted Panay Island and its sleeping people. It destroyed 55...
Anti-graft court suspends Gorriceta
ILOILO – The Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division has ordered the preventive suspension of Cong. Arcadio Gorriceta (2nd District) for 90 days while it hears the...