Drug addicts’ 4-month rehab not enough
Drug surrenderees who completed their rehabilitation at the city’s various “community change centers” (CCCs) will undergo skills training at the Technical Institute of Iloilo City (TIIC) campuses in Molo district and Bo. Obrero, Lapuz.
Church expresses solidarity with OFWs
The 31st National Migrants’ Sunday will be marked here for the first time today, the first Sunday of Lent.
‘Begging’ armed men frighten San Enrique townsfolk
Residents in some villages in San Enrique town reportedly left their homes for fear of armed men asking for food and money.
Gun ban covers off-duty cops – Gorero
Off-duty police officers are not exempted from the 16-day Asean Summit firearms ban that starts today.
Explain or face raps, 3 ICPO cops told
Three chiefs of police may be administratively charged if they fail to give the National Police Commission (Napolcom) Region 6 an acceptable explanation for the alleged irregularities in their stations.
Illegal reclamation at Dungon Creek stopped
Finally, the Dungon Creek in Barangay Taft North, Mandurriao district has been cleared of obstructions.
Anti-graft court to try ex-Iloilo solon for graft
Former congresswoman Judy Syjuco of Iloilo’s 2nd District will be tried before the Sandiganbayan over the purchase of 1,582 units of mobile phones worth P6.25 million.
Woman, 72, nearly raped
A 72-year-old woman was nearly raped in Barangay De La Paz, Banate, Iloilo. Shaken, she was taken to the Western Visayas Medical Center.
City gov’t mulls chairs from plastic wastes
The city government mulls partnering with the Villar Foundation for a plastic-to-chair project.
Torpio couple charged with drug possession
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 charged husband and wife drug suspects Rolando and Ime Torpio with violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 yesterday.