Are Badjaos returning to Bacolod for MassKara?
BACOLOD City – As the MassKara Festival gears up in the city, there’s an expectation of seeing Badjaos, a sea-faring indigenous ethnic group.
The festival...
DTI to consumers: Be cautious of substandard Christmas decors
BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS
ILOILO – As the yuletide season approaches, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6 has issued a reminder for...
Visayas Command’s ultimatum to NPA: ‘Choose peace, imprisonment, or peril’
ILOILO City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has presented the New People’s Army (NPA) in Western Visayas with three choices determining...
Illegal drugs problem in WV alarming — PDEA-6
BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS
ILOILO – The proliferation of illegal drugs in Western Visayas has become concerning, an assessment of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
Relief as rice price cap is lifted
BY IME SORNITO AND RM CALANTAS
ILOILO City – Local officials from both the city and province of Iloilo, along with small rice retailers, welcomed...
Boracay inbound arrivals slowed in September
BORACAY – Tourist arrivals in Boracay Island slowed down for September this year.
According to Malay Municipal Tourism Office, there were a total of 124,491...
SP calls another hearing for proposed 25-hectare BREDCO reclamation
BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on laws, ordinances, and good government will schedule another public hearing on the request to reclaim 25...
Early warning system eyed in Alimodian landslide-prone areas
BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS
ILOILO – The local government unit of Alimodian through its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) plans to replicate...
Defensor commits to address woes of farmers, fisherfolks
ILOILO – The very first dialogue between farmers and fisherfolks in the province and Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has been fruitful.
Defensor, with Provincial Agriculturist...
WV on ‘blue alert’ due to ‘habagat’, Typhoon ‘Jenny’
BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS
ILOILO – Western Visayas has been placed under blue alert status due to the southwest monsoon or habagat, which is being...