Prov’l gov’t not lifting ban on ASF pork anytime soon
ILOILO – The provincial government is not keen
on lifting the temporary ban it imposed beginning October last year on swine,
pork, pork products and byproducts...
Mayor blasts ‘lewd acts’ in Dinagsa fest
BACOLOD City – “We are not tolerating
indecency and lewd acts.”
Displeased mayor
Salvador “Bading” Escalante of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental made this
statement in light of a viral...
‘Dagyang sa Calle Real’ a resounding success – IFFI
ILOILO – Yesterday’s pioneering
“Dagyang sa Calle Real” was a triumphant kickoff leading to this year’s
Dinagyang Festival highlight, dominating the City Proper’s most iconic stretch
of...
‘Dinagyang not an excuse to smoke’
ILOILO City – “The festival is not an
excuse to smoke. Leave your smoking paraphernalia at home and enjoy the
Dinagyang fully.”
Better heed this advice of...
Same guns used in Jaro, La Paz killings?
ILOILO City – Were the men who shot to
death a call center agent in Barangay Cuartero, Jaro district a little past
noon on Jan. 19...
‘95%’ of hotel rooms already booked for Dinagyang
ILOILO City – Around 95 percent of
over 5,000 hotel rooms in this southern city are already booked for the
much-anticipated Dinagyang Festival 2020, according to...
20 cops suspended, 1 demoted over NPA raid of Maasin police station
ILOILO City – Over two years after New
People’s Army (NPA) rebels successfully raided the police station of Maasin,
Iloilo in June 2017, the town’s policemen...
Talisay drug sting nets P3.5-M ‘shabu’
BACOLOD City –
Authorities seized P3.5 million worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation
at a residential subdivision in Barangay Zone 10, Talisay City, Negros
Occidental....
Boracay boat capsizes; Chinese tourist dies
ILOILO City – A motorboat ferrying
tourists capsized in the waters of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan yesterday
morning. A Chinese national died while three others...
China virus? Feverish Chinese nat’ls quarantined in Aklan
ILOILO City – Three Boracay
Island-bound Chinese visitors who entered the country through the Kalibo
International Airport were placed under quarantine in Kalibo, Aklan.
The airport’s thermal...