IME SORNITO

Brgy captains to undergo webinar on nutrition programs

ILOILO City – To help address malnutrition problem in barangay level, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 6 is urging all barangays in the...
The road in front of Bucari National High School has been accident-prone, according to residents and motorists. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Residents raise concern on dilapidated Bucari road

ILOILO – Residents of Leon town, including motorists who go up to Bucari, also known as Iloilo’s “little Baguio,” were assured that a solution...
Liga ng mga Barangay President Ma. Irene Ong

City Liga ng mga Barangay election on Dec. 11

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – The election for new set of officers of the Liga ng nga Barangay in this city is on...

SP presses installation of security cameras in 180 brgys

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – To enhance security, the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution on Wednesday, Nov. 22, mandating the installation of closed...
Residents of Sitio Mait, Barangay Sto. Angel in Dumalag, Capiz were evacuated due to flooding. Office of Civil Defense 6 data showed 18,494 families or 61,705 individuals were displaced in Capiz. MDRRMO DUMALAG PHOTO

Inclement weather displaces over 80K individuals in WV

ILOILO City –The number of individuals impacted by the shear line and low-pressure area in Western Visayas rose to 80,319 (or 23,224 families), according...
Sheryl C. Sedantes, officer-in-charge Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator of the National Nutrition Council Region 6, presents the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2023-2028 on Tuesday morning, Nov. 21. PN PHOTO

3 WV provinces prioritized in PH nutrition plan

ILOILO City – Due to their high number of stunted children aged zero to 59 months and the significant portion of their population living...
Sigma Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office prepositions rescue boats in the town’s barangays Dayhagon and Guintas on Tuesday, Nov. 21. SIGMA MDRRMO PHOTO

50T individuals feel impact of inclement weather

ILOILO City – Nearly 50,000 individuals in Western Visayas have been affected by the inclement weather due to the shear line. Some 15,464 families, or...

Iloilo province records five ‘rabies deaths’

ILOILO – Between January and Nov. 11 this year, there have been five reported rabies-related fatalities, including three confirmed cases and two suspected ones. The...
Traditional jeepney drivers Marcelino Tagaroma and Ely Jardeleza did not participate in the transport strike following orders from their respective cooperative president. AJ PALCULLO PHOTO

Transport strike ‘generally peaceful’

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS, JEN BAYLON & IME SORNITO ILOILO City – The first day of the three-day nationwide transport strike yesterday was generally peaceful...
Engr. Joshua Gaquit

Further delays seen in approval of Iloilo province’s LPTRP

ILOILO – As Iloilo City gears up to implement its enhanced Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) in early 2024, questions arise about Iloilo...