Delayed drainage project: DPWH-6 threatens to terminate contractor
ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works of Highways (DPWH) Region 6 has issued a Notice of Termination to Sargasso Construction and Development...
Defensor confident son will be PDP-Laban’s bet for guv
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. is confident the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) will choose his son, Cong. Arthur “Toto”...
No P10.6-B PhilHealth funds diverted – Garin
ILOILO City – No P10.6-billion Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) funds for senior citizens were diverted to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2015,...
WAGE INCREASE SHOCKS BIZMEN
ILOILO City – The P41.50 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in non-agriculture, industrial and commercial establishments employing more than 10 personnel...
PRO-6: Arming ‘kaps’ OK but…
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to arm barangay captains.
But the village chiefs should be responsible...
Ajuy teen dies of suspected dengue
ILOILO – A 19-year-old lass from Barangay Pantalan Nabaye, Ajuy, Iloilo died of suspected dengue.
The teenager expired at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)...
No immediate wage increase in Boracay
ILOILO City – Wage Order No. 24 that increases the daily minimum wage in Western Visayas may take effect next month or August.
But according...
New Iloilo City ordinance prohibits discrimination
ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has approved an ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, color, national or ethnic origin,...
‘IT’S HARASSMENT!’
ILOILO City – The militant Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) in Western Visayas has accused the national government of harassment.
The recent arrest of Maria...
‘Don’t disrespect PH flag’
ILOILO – Where were the Philippine flags?
“We notice on our way here that there were very few flags flying,” said historian Dr. Ambeth Ocampo...