In rural areas community fireworks display may not be practical

ILOILO – President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order (EO) 28 which confines the use of firecrackers to community fireworks display may not be practical in...

Former Iloilo SP member ‘Bugok’ passes away

ILOILO – Admirable. Caring. Kind. Noble. Upright. This was how Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Demy Sonza (2nd District) described former Provincial Board colleague Vicente “Bugok”...

SIGNAL JAMMING: Mobile phone services may be suspended during Dinagyang

ILOILO City – As part of the security measures for the 2019 Dinagyang Festival, mobile phone services may be suspended during the two-day highlights...

Dinagyang Festival opening salvo today

ILOILO City – Today’s 2019 Dinagyang Festival opening salvo is not just a sneak peak of the performances of this year’s participating contingents in...

Bulalacao tells cops: ‘Don’t drink in public’

ILOILO City – Policemen must conduct themselves professionally in public. They should not be seen drinking in bars, nightclubs and other public places, according...

Guv open to amendments in proposed 2019 budget

ILOILO – Just so the proposed 2019 P3.7-billion provincial government budget is approved, Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. said he is open to budget amendments...

Peña couple still the Dinagyang ‘hermano y hermana mayor’

ILOILO City – For the second straight year, couple Rito Carlo and Sarah Peña are serving as hermano y hermana mayor of the Dinagyang...

‘SHABU FESTIVAL’: PDEA target Dinagyang drug traffickers

BY IME SORNITO and RUBY SILUBRICO ILOILO City – For drug traffickers, the Dinagyang Festival is a lucrative event. Proof of this was Tuesday’s arrest...

Thorough inspection at city hall entrance ordered

ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III ordered a stricter inspection of people entering city hall. The police on Monday claimed to have recovered guns...

Nava slay: Murder, illegal possession of guns filed vs brothers

ILOILO City – Criminal charges of murder and illegal possession of firearms were filed against Councilor Plaridel Nava’s two security aides who were suspects...