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No more extended leave for controversial village chief

ILOILO City – Barangay Captain Keith “Dabing” Espinosa of Monica Blumentritt, City Proper wanted to again extend her leave of absence, this time for...

‘Gov. Defensor’ dupes four city restaurants; Be wary of impostors, capitol warns businesses

ILOILO City – A male phone caller pretending to be Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. duped four restaurants in this city. He had them prepare...

Over 400 people stranded in ports due to ‘Samuel’

ILOILO City – More than 400 passengers were stranded in seaports across Western Visayas early yesterday due to the inclement weather brought by tropical...

BCPO, hotel mgt sorry for Nov. 20 standoff

BACOLOD City – The management of Metro Inn-Bacolod and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) issued public apologies to the Bacoleños and local business...

Classes, boat trips suspended; WV girds for ‘Samuel’

ILOILO City – Classes in various parts of Western Visayas are suspended today as the region braces for tropical depression “Samuel.” The Philippine Coast Guard...

P1.3B in ‘unliquidated’ accounts puzzle Bacolod accountant

BACOLOD City – A Commission on Audit report stating that the city government had unliquidated and unreconciled accounts of up to P1.3 billion in...

PNP scraps dismissal order vs ex-Iloilo police director

ILOILO – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has finally cancelled the dismissal order issued against former Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director Senior Superintendent...

10 establishments without business permits face closure

BACOLOD City – There are ten business establishments operating in this city recommended for closure due to non-compliance to business permit requirements. Stela Rose Rayos,...

Oton, Pavia have most HIV infections in Iloilo

ILOILO City – More young people in Western Visayas are contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but they do not know they are infected,...

Bacolod mulls plastic straw ban

BACOLOD City – The local government here may soon ban the distribution and use of plastic straws and disposable stirrers, following the passage of...