Nava denies hand in cousin’s murder
ILOILO City – Councilor Plaridel Nava flatly denied having anything to do with the assassination of his estranged cousin Mercedes Nava. “That is something...
313 overloaded vehicles apprehended in 2018
ILOILO – The provincial government’s Task Force on Overloading and the Philippine National Police apprehended 313 vehicles in 2018 for violating a provincial ordinance...
3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb.
ILOILO City – The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next...
GUNMEN KILL NAVA COUSIN
ILOILO City – A cousin of Councilor Plaridel Nava who claimed the signature campaign against Panay Electric Company submitted to Congress bore fake signatures...
Dengue cases in Iloilo surge to 2,193
ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 2,193 dengue cases – with six deaths – last year from Jan. 1 to Dec. 22.
The...
Snake blamed for 7-hour brownout
ILOILO City – An unannounced power interruption left 90 percent of Panay Island powerless for four to seven hours yesterday.
The National Grid Corporation of...
Forest fires threaten WV reforested areas – DENR
ILOILO City – The El Niño phenomenon is seen to occur in the first quarter of this year.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
Joe on budget veto: ‘Splitting budget bad for public welfare’
ILOILO City – Why did Mayor Jose Espinosa III veto certain items in the P2.318-billion 2019 annual budget (Appropriation Ordinance No. 2018-008) of the...
DOH-6 seeks better strategy vs firecrackers
ILOILO City – There must be a better strategy to combat the manufacture and sale of illegal firecrackers to further reduce injuries during the...
No ‘cracker-related fire cases during holiday season
ILOILO City – With the holiday season over, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Region 6 downgraded its “full alert” status to white alert.”
Now,...