‘Duterte plea to extend drug war not surprising’
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Ilonggos were not surprised that President Rodrigo Duterte asked for a six-month extension of his campaign against drugs...
2 nabbed for selling ‘smuggled’ petrol
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Two persons were arrested yesterday in Barangay Poblacion II, Estancia, Iloilo for selling allegedly smuggled petroleum products.
Peter Salazar,...
Hotline 8888 receives good feedback
ILOILO City – Complaints hotline 8888 established by President Rodrigo Duterte has been receiving positive feedback from citizens across the country, according to the...
Program on disaster preparedness takes off
ILOILO City – Disaster preparedness initiatives and programs should be supported by media, an official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6...
Jed seeks to compel reluctant households
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – How do you convince reluctant households to allow inside residual spraying (IRS) to get rid of mosquitoes spreading the...
6 villages fail to submit drug reports
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Six barangays failed to submit their Barangay Anti-illegal Drug Council (BADAC) quarterly report, according to Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
All...
2 caretakers of drug lord’s Boracay house arrested
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Two suspected members of Cebu-based slain drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz were arrested yesterday in Barangay Manoc-manoc, Boracay...
Academe, gov’t forge alliance for stronger disaster preparedness
ILOILO City – The Region 6 offices of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and Central Philippine University (CPU)...
Truck sideswipes BM’s vehicle
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO – A sport utility vehicle of Provincial Board member Jess Salcedo figured in an accident in Barangay Tinocuan, Dingle town.
Salcedo...
Oton tops in number of drug personalities
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO – In this province, the town of Oton has the most number of drug personalities.
The Oton police station listed 45,...