73% of Iloilo learners have trouble reading
ILOILO – To address learners’ poor reading proficiency, the provincial government will hold an education summit this July.
Some 141,080 learners — 73 percent of...
BUILDING HEALTHIER ILOILO CITY; City gov’t strengthens health services, builds more facilities
ILOILO City – Accessible healthcare for all towards a healthier Ilonggo community is the ultimate goal of the city government as it boosts its...
MORE Power linemen train to improve skills in risky live works
ILOILO City – To ensure the safety of its workforce and enhance their capabilities, MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) is providing intensive...
6 drown during ‘San Juan’
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS & DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
ILOILO – A total of six deaths due to drowning in Western Visayas were recorded during...
77 Badjaos sent home
ILOILO City – A total of 77 mendicant Badjaos from Bacolod City were rescued in this city and Dumangas town in Iloilo province.
Around 4...
No fund for vaccines vs dengue, Japanese encephalitis
ILOILO – Amid the gradual increase in dengue cases and the emergence of Japanese encephalitis in the province, the provincial government has no plans...
10 more Iloilo schools to have teen centers
ILOILO – Ten more school-based teen centers will be established here this year to help shape teenagers into productive individuals.
This is part of the...
ILOILO, BACOLOD EXECS CLASH OVER BADJAOS; Bacolod ‘dumping’ of Badjaos to Iloilo irks Treñas
BY GLENDA TAYONA & MAE SINGUAY
ILOILO City – Mendicant Badjaos are unwittingly pitting the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod against one another.
Iloilo City’s Mayor...
Benitez apologizes to Treñas over Badjao shipment
ILOILO City – Bacolod City’s Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez apologized to Mayor Jerry Treñas for the deluge of mendicant Badjaos from Bacolod.
Benitez explained that...
NEA doesn’t recognize ‘interim’ Ceneco officials
BACOLOD City – The National Electrification Administration (NEA) does not recognize the alleged takeover at the board and management of Central Negros Electric Cooperative...