Autopsy confirms hacked girl raped, too – police

ILOILO City – The eight-year-old girl hacked to death in Barangay Sarapan, Passi City on Sunday was raped, too, an autopsy showed. The girl’s genitalia bore signs...

No shortage of funds for Boracay families – DSWD

ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) denied reports it was running out of funds for families affected by Boracay...

Treñas PDP-Laban chief in Iloilo City

MANILA – Cong. Jerry Treñas has been appointed Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan’s (PDP-Laban) “council president” for Iloilo City. Treñas’ appointment letter was...
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Iloilo poll ‘hotspots’ down to 28 villages

ILOILO – From 88, the number of “election watch list areas” (EWAS) in this province dropped to 28, announced the Commission on Elections (Comelec). A...
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Liga honors last-termer barangay officials in Iloilo

ILOILO – The Liga ng mga Barangay (LMB) in this province honored “graduating” barangay officials – those in their third consecutive terms and barred...

GIRL, 8, HACKED TO DEATH

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO and IAN PAUL CORDERO ILOILO City – An eight-year-old girl from Dingle, Iloilo was hacked to death in Barangay Sarapan, Passi...

Drilon backs IPC legal action vs Iloilo officials

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Press Club (IPC) Inc. is readying legal action against city government officials responsible for delaying the issuance of –...

Shun bets linked to drugs, voters told

ILOILO City – Do not vote candidates involved in illegal drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 appealed to the public gearing...

Protests mark Labor Day

BY IME SORNITO and GLENDA TAYONA ILOILO City – President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of an executive order (EO) banning illegal contracting or subcontracting failed to...

Army: 20 villages rebel-influenced

ILOILO City – The New People’s Army (NPA) exerts influence over around 20 villages in Panay and Guimaras islands, according to the commander of...