Oton loses P2M in pre-dawn blaze
Fire razed six establishments in Barangay Poblacion South, Oton, Iloilo before dawn yesterday.
3 dead in village fiesta violence
Three died during the fiesta celebration in Sitio Baron, Barangay Jelicuon, Cabatuan, Iloilo yesterday.
Drivers’ group thumbs down P1 fare hike
The Pinag-isang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) in Panay Island is against a P1 increase in jeepney fare.
Is Tigum-Aganan watershed still healthy?
The Tigum-Aganan Watershed Management Board (TAWMB) adopted a scorecard to assess the current environmental health of the watershed.
8 Dingle forest ‘poachers’ charged
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 filed criminal charges against eight men for cutting, collecting and destroying trees within the Bulabog-Putian National Park (BPNP).
‘Inmates have right to love and be loved’
Seventeen male inmates of the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo exchanged “I dos” with their sweethearts in the prison facility.
Stay away from Visayan Sea, poachers told
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) warned illegal fishers to stay away from the Visayan Sea.
City job fairs hire 1,238 in Jan.
More than a thousand were hired in January alone through job fairs conducted by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO).
TATAK ILONGGO
PARAW Regatta is a celebrated sailing event in Iloilo City. It is considered the oldest craft event in Asia and the largest sailing event in the Philippines.
Watch stately sailboats glow
This year, the Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation is introducing a grander “Lighted Paraw” contest – a much improved version of the competition humbly started last year with only six participants.