Earthquakes spark hospital evacuation

ILOILO – The managements of Aleosan District Hospital in Barangay Bancal, Alimodian town and Rep. Pedro G. Trono Memorial District Hospital in Guimbal ordered...

P866-M Iloilo Central Market makeover mulled

ILOILO City – The city government plans a P866.972-million redevelopment of the Iloilo Central Market. The goal is to make it “attract more clients, including...

Leptospirosis deaths climb to 11 in Iloilo

ILOILO – This year from January to Oct. 6, 11 persons in this province have died due to leptospirosis, according to the Provincial Health...

Be ‘riceponsible,’ DA tells consumers

ILOILO City – How can the country attain rice sufficiency? Rice must not only be produced, it should also be valued, stressed the Department of...

SECURITY THREAT: Reds could disrupt mega dam project

ILOILO – The security of people working on the P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP) Stage II in the hinterlands of Calinog town is...

Missing Cavite shabu may have reached WV

ILOILO City – A drop in the price of shabu in Western Visayas may mean that part of the missing P6.8-billion shabu in Cavite...

Dengvaxia funeral caravan staged on ‘day of the dead’

ILOILO – A critic of the politically influential Garin family in the 1st District staged what he called a “funeral caravan” on Nov.  1...

Mayor Beng Tupas stays clear of warring brothers Jun-jun, Boboy

ILOILO – Mayor Niel “Beng” Tupas III of Barotac Viejo town is not taking sides in the conflict between his elder brothers Cong. Raul...

3 Iloilo LGUs’ solid waste mgt plans approved

ILOILO – The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) approved the 10-year solid waste management plans of the local government units (LGUs) of Ajuy,...

Iloilo River dev’t project wins Galing Pook award

ILOILO City – The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project won the coveted Galing Pook Award. The city government’s entry to the 2018 Galing Pook Awards was...