429 cases of leprosy in WV

DOH would like to further boost public awareness about the infection and on the availability of free medicines, aligned with the theme of this year’s World Leprosy Day celebration, “Achieve Zero Transmission and Disabilities” on Jan. 30.

Taxi driver foils holdup try

A driver of GDR taxi foiled a young man who tried to rob him in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district before dawn yesterday.

Gallar welcomes STL franchise

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Saturday, January 28, 2017 ILOILO – Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Manny Gallar welcomed the report that an entity has been given a franchise to...

More lighted sailboats seen in Paraw Regatta

Saturday, January 28, 2017 ILOILO City – Some 20 lighted sailboats are expected to add color to the 2017 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival from Feb....

Calinog drug surrenderees get free education, livelihood

BY RUBY SILUBRICO Saturday, January 28, 2017 ILOILO – The local government of Calinog has various programs for drug users and/or pushers who have surrendered to...

‘Buang’ now nat’l drug target – Gentiles

With a million pesos reward for his capture, suspected drug lord Richard Prevendido is now a “national high-value drug target”, according to Chief Superintendent Jose Gentiles, regional police director.

IPPO expands drug war

Expect a more intensified campaign against illegal drugs. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) named the drive “Comprehensive Program on Drug Elimination, Arrests, Rehabilitation and Training.”

Red tide alert in Carles still up

There are still red tide toxins in Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo, according to Fish Bulletin No. 3 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

‘Dinagyang tribes’ production design must improve’

The performance of Dinagyang Festival ati-ati tribes this year was undeniably beautiful but their production design needed improvement, according to an Ilonggo multimedia artist.

4 villages may be declared drug-free

Four of this city’s 180 barangays may be declared drug-free if a revalidation of data would show that, indeed, there is no presence of drug users, pushers or illegal drug laboratories in them.