PDEA-6 OVERHAUL

ILOILO City – Two weeks after President Rodrigo Duterte declared that the war against illegal drugs was far from over, the Philippine Drug Enforcement...

Only e-trikes allowed when Boracay reopens

ILOILO City – When Boracay reopens on Oct. 26 after six months of rehabilitation, the mode of transport in the world-famous resort island would...

‘Clean Rider’ drive targets over 230T motorcycles

ILOILO City – There are over 230,000 registered motorcycles in Western Visayas, data from the Land Transportation Office 6 (LTO-6) showed. All of these are...

Alimodian P4.6-M bldg project sparks debate

ILOILO – The construction of a P4.6-million multipurpose building at the public plaza of Alimodian town has sparked debate in the otherwise sleepy municipality. A...

Gov’t troops, armed men clash in Miag-ao

ILOILO City – Government troops and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels had a skirmish in the hinterland barangay of Alimodias, Miag-ao, Iloilo yesterday...

Negros, Capiz LGUs cited for disaster mgt

ILOILO City – Negros Occidental and Capiz provinces bagged most of the citations during the 20th Gawad Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing...

Agri office now handles city’s beautification committee

ILOILO City – City Budget Officer Ninda Atinado’s decision to give up heading the city government’s beautification committee was a good call, according to...

NIPSC Batad campus loses P80,000 to robbers

ILOILO City – The satellite campus of Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Batad, Iloilo was looted. Cash reaching P80,000 was stolen from the...

‘READY TO MODERNIZE’

ILOILO City – There’s no stopping the government from enforcing its transport modernization program and jeepney operators and drivers here appear to have given...

It’s final: Minimum fare P8.50 – LTFRB

ILOILO City – What was originally approved was a P2.50 increase in the P6.50 minimum fare for passenger jeepneys in this city and Iloilo...