DOLE allots P8.4-M aid to jeepney operators, drivers
ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Western Visayas is set to distribute P8.4 million in livelihood assistance to nearly...
New CPDO chief: ‘Urban dev’t, equality in life for Ilonggos’
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – The city government’s Planning and Development Office (CPDO) has a new chairperson.
The City Council approved yesterday the appointment...
Capitol, City Hall agree to maximize port terminal use
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – The Visayas Container Terminal (VCT) in Barangay Loboc, La Paz district is projected to increase importation and exportation...
Amid rising cases of dog bites, immediate treatment stressed
ILOILO – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is advising residents to seek immediate care at Animal Bite Treatment Centers (ABTC) or district hospitals...
46K persons in El Niño-ravaged villages to get 15L of water daily
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – For the next three months about 46,460 individuals affected by the drought from various villages in this city...
Party doesn’t determine political success – Treñas
BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas hit back at unnamed political foes he suspects of blocking his daughter, Raisa Treñas-Chu, from...
A CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO HAVE ENOUGH; Amid rising temperatures, thinning water supply tests Ilonggos’...
BY IME SORNITO, MA. THERESA LADIA and NYARIKA DOMINAIS
ILOILO City – As the city swelters under the oppressive heat of summer, its residents face...
Iloilo makes emergency purchase of antibiotics; Areas battling pertussis outbreak assured of aid
ILOILO — The provincial government is prepared to provide support to local government units (LGUs) facing outbreaks of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.
Gov....
Iloilo police bringing drug ‘war’ to coastal villages, Barangay ‘bay watch’ teams mulled
ILOILO – There are plans to establish “bay watch teams” in every coastal barangay of this province.
These teams, serving as the police’s vigilant eyes...
Drought a big blow to Estancia agri sector; Municipality under state of calamity
ILOILO – The town of Estancia in the 5th District has declared a state of calamity due to severe drought conditions worsened by the...