“This is a public health situation that can potentially become a super spreader event if not handled appropriately and swiftly,” says Mayor Raul Banias of Concepcion, Iloilo.

Banias not running for vice guv but…

ILOILO – Provincial Administrator Raul Banias denied that he will run for vice governor in the 2019 mid-term elections. “Fake news” was how he described...

BURNED TO DEATH

ILOILO City – Fire struck four houses at Project 3, Block 1, Barangay Sooc, Arevalo district a little past midnight yesterday, killing a 64-year-old...

After Badjaos, city gov’t targets ‘barkers’

ILOILO City – The “barkers” are back and the city government will be rounding them up, too, just like what it did to mendicant...

Who are the richest, poorest Iloilo officials?

ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. had a net worth of P44.9 million in 2017, his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN)...

LGUs, police agree on community policing

ILOILO City – The provincial and municipal governments of Iloilo and Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) agreed to implement a joint peace and order...

P2 HIKE NOT ENOUGH?

ILOILO City – While waiting for the approved P2 fare increase to take effect, transport groups in this city and Iloilo province would petition...

Alimodian plaza ‘important cultural property’ – NHCP

ILOILO City – The public plaza of Alimodian, Iloilo is an “important cultural property”, according to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). The...

Iloilo capitol grounds’ makeover overpriced?

ILOILO City – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. denied that the multimillion-peso capitol ground redevelopment of the provincial government of Iloilo was overpriced. In fact, he...

Unidentified woman found dead

ILOILO City – A woman with a severely disfigured face was found dead in a forested area of Barangay San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras yesterday. She...

Reorganization looms at Iloilo Prov’l Board

ILOILO – There would a reshuffling of committee chairmanships in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP). According to Vice Governor Christine Garin, SP presiding officer, this was...