FORCED EVACUATION
BY GLENDA TAYONA and STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA
ILOILO City – Heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed two hildren and injured their mother in Barangay...
Panay civil society to deliver ‘People’s United SONA’ today
ILOILO City – Simultaneous with the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte this afternoon, the civil society in Panay...
Classes suspended again due to rains
ILOILO City – Stressing the importance of keeping students safe, Mayor Jose Espinosa III ordered the suspension of classes in public and private schools...
Barangay folks agree: ‘Pag-ulikid’ a big help
ILOILO City – “Daku nga bulig.” A big help.
This was how barangay residents described the community outreach program “Pag-ulikid sang Syudad, Pag-ulikid ni Mayor”...
GIGANTES ‘SELF-CLOSURE’ OK BUT…
ILOILO City – Tourism establishments in the Gigantes group of islands in Carles, Iloilo cannot just close shop temporarily and hold cleanups without a...
Resorts, Malay execs rapped for env’t offenses in Boracay
MANILA – Six resort operators in Boracay Island and a handful of local officials in Malay, Aklan were charged before the Department of Justice...
Soldiers hunt rebels in Tapaz
ILOILO City – Philippine Army soldiers are running after armed men they identified as New People’s Army (NPA) members in Tapaz, Capiz.
A firefight ensued...
Filipino migrants buoy Canadian economy – envoy
ILOILO City – Filipino migrants in Canada are big contributors to the country’s economy, according to the Canadian ambassador to the Philippines.
There are 850,000...
‘LOUSY SERVICE’
ILOILO City – Officials of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) are drawing fat salaries but the water district’s service remains wanting, so who’s being...
‘Helpless’ city to seek Villar’s help on flooding
ILOILO City – The city government is helpless on the perennial problem of flooding and would seek the help of Secretary Mark Villar of...