City gov’t rounds up mendicant Badjaos
ILOILO City – The city government rounded up mendicant Badjaos and sent them back to their home provinces yesterday.
Around 23 of them, composed of...
Man caught in Leganes drug sting
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A man was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Calaboa, Leganes town around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Jonathan...
Girl, 13, accuses uncle of rape
ILOILO City – A 13-year-old girl claimed her uncle raped her for over five years in their house in Mandurriao district.
The victim, Nene (not her...
BADJAOS ARE BACK; City gov’t mulls rounding up and deporting mendicants
ILOILO City – As the holiday season approaches and travel protocols due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to loosen up, mendicant Badjaos have...
‘Arts is the soul of Iloilo City’
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas said arts is the soul of Iloilo City and underscored the importance of supporting it and the art...
PRO-6: No reshuffling of city, prov’l directors
ILOILO City – There won’t be a reshuffling of provincial and city police directors in Western Visayas.
However, said Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director,...
PRO-6 chief dissatisfied with probe on Estancia killings
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ top cop has expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with the progress of the almost a month of...
City braces for effects of decreased NTA share
ILOILO City – This city’s 2023 National Tax Allotment (NTA) share, formerly known as Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), will suffer a considerable decrease of...
Defensor tests positive for COVID-19
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According to provincial administrator Atty. Dennis Ventilacion, the governor showed mild symptoms...
WV plans to prop up bamboo export
ILOILO City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Western Visayas is eyeing to increase sales of its bamboo products by reviving the export...