Bizmen to counter wage increase
ILOILO City – The position papers of two business groups from Negros Occidental and Bacolod City on the proposed daily wage increase will be...
Girl with ‘skin ulcer’ appeals for help
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – A video of a 15-year-old girl with severe skin lesions appealing for help has gone viral on social media.
Meshelle...
Boat capsizes in northern Iloilo
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – A fishing boat capsized in the waters of Barangay Salvacion, Igbon Island Concepcion, Iloilo. The Philippine Coast Guard and...
Pregnant women upset; health unit not yet accredited
ILOILO – It’s been a year since they applied but up to now the rural heath unit of San Miguel town remains unaccredited by...
‘Ghost phones’ at Iloilo City Hall?
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Is the city government paying for non-existent telephone lines?
Councilor R Leone Gerochi, chairperson of the city council’s committee on...
‘Negligent contractors should be liable’
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Councilor Jeffrey Ganzon wanted contractors of construction projects not complying with safety rules held liable should there be accidents.
In...
Tougher sanctions mulled vs repeat traffic violators
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Those who repeatedly violate traffic-related ordinances must be slapped with tougher penalties, the city government said.
Some motorists kept...
Capitol execs face raps over laptop
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO – The Office of the Ombudsman recommended the filing of graft charges against former provincial administrator Manuel Mejorada and four provincial...
Jails congested; drug war blamed
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – The campaign against illegal drugs has resulted to jail congestion, according to the Bureau of Jail Management and...
Prevendido drug suspects enjoy special treatment?
BY RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – A police officer of the Iloilo City Police Office’s (ICPO) Mandurriao station faces possible dismissal from the service.
Police Officer...