Problem on stray dogs likened to drug ‘war’…minus the deaths

ILOILO City – A community-based approach would be more effective in solving the problem on stray dogs just like the problem on illegal drugs, according to...
The town of Toboso in Negros Occidental recently declared members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New People’s Army as persona non-grata. Lieutenant Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commanding officer of 79th Infantry Battalion, said terrorist group destroy peace and development of the communities in tshe province. PH.VLTRENDS.COM

Army troops drive Reds from remote Tubungan barangay

ILOILO City – Two weeks after the new commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) vowed to hunt and hit rebels hard, government troops...

Body regulating city tricycles mulled

ILOILO City – With over a thousand tricycles operating here, why not create a city government body regulating them? It may be called the Iloilo City Tricycle Franchising...
DINAGYANG 2020 will be more experiential, according to the Iloilo City government. The festival is the city’s version of Ati-atihan celebrations widely observed not only in Panay Island but also in other parts of the country. It may not be as ancient as the one in Kalibo, Aklan but it is known more for its participants’ impressive choreography. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Dinagyang routes priority for road clearing

ILOILO City – The performance routes of participating tribes in the January 2020 edition of Dinagyang Festival are priority areas in the road clearing operation of...
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Duterte sacks Robredo as anti-drug czar

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Vice President Leni Robredo from her post as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). Executive Secretary Salvador...

WV cops seize 564 loose firearms in 5 months

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated a total of 564 unlicensed and illegally owned guns in Western Visayas from July 1 to...

Vape crackdown: 7 nabbed in W. Visayas

ILOILO City – Three days after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the outright ban on the public use and importation of electronic cigarettes, police apprehended at least...

NPA rebel killed, another wounded in Negros clash

BACOLOD City – A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed while another was wounded and captured during an encounter between an alleged...

DPWH urges contractors to follow road work safety rules

ILOILO City – The Department of Public Works and Highways in Western Visayas (DPWH-6) will strictly monitor contractors across the region on the specified guidelines for...
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Farmers need buy-back of produce, says ex-DA chief

ILOILO City – Former Agriculture secretary and now Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap said farmers need the assurance that their palay produce would be purchased.         Yap added...