Treñas slammed for shouting at Dinagyang exec
ILOILO City – Cong. Jerry Treñas shouting at Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc., (IDFI) vice president Marissa Segovia was uncalled for, said Mayor Jose Espinosa...
Controlling dog population to curb spread of rabies
ILOILO City – The overpopulation of dogs – and cats – raise the risk of the spread of the rabies virus. Experts say controlling...
Santa Barbara village chiefs slam slow SP approval of prov’l budget
ILOILO – Barangay captains of the municipality of Santa Barbara are getting restive. They want the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to stop delaying the approval...
Ambushed cop faces dismissal
ILOILO City – The policeman who disappeared after surviving an ambush in Sitio Pajo, Barangay Dulonan, Arevalo district in June 26, 2018 is in...
Handlers of drug-sniffing dogs trained
ILOILO City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 recently held a three-day training for handlers of drug-sniffing dogs.
The training was held...
Paraw Regatta more than a race of sailboats
ILOILO City – Yesterday’s 47th edition of the Paraw Regatta attracted over 40 wind-propelled native sailboats called paraw.
But the annual regatta is more than...
DEAL OR NO DEAL?: No PECO – MORE Power talks yet on transfer of...
ILOILO City – Panay Electric Company (PECO) has resigned itself to the fact that More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) now has a...
‘Condom stations don’t foster promiscuity’
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas wants to make condoms accessible to students in colleges and universities.
It’s goal is...
Suspected Ilonggo rob group member arrested
ILOILO City – A suspected member of the notorious Ilonggo robbery group operating in Manila was caught in Barangay Jamabalod, Pototan, Iloilo on Saturday...
DU30 OKAYS MORE POWER FRANCHISE
BY IME SORNITO and ADRIAN STEWART CO
MANILA – Now that President Rodrigo Duterte approved the measure granting MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power)...