Most city fires due to power pilfering – BFP
ILOILO City – Most fire occurrences in
this city were due to illegal electricity connections, according to the Bureau
of Fire Protection (BFP). Thus the best...
Reg’l board OKs P15 – P30 hike in daily wage
ILOILO City – The Regional Tripartite
Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas announced yesterday
having approved Wage Order No. RBVI-25 that set new daily...
Dog rabies vaccination coverage low; prov’l vet warns of higher rabies risk
ILOILO – The lower the dog rabies
vaccination coverage, the higher the risk of the public being exposed to the
rabies virus, warned the Provincial Veterinary...
Discredited motor vehicle mechanics behind Iloilo carnapping cases?
ILOILO City – A small group of
discredited motor vehicle technicians in Iloilo is being suspected to be behind
the series of carnapping cases in the...
Wanted: Ms. Iloilo bets of int’l pageant caliber
ILOILO City – The Iloilo Festivals
Foundation, Inc. (IFFI) committee handling Miss Iloilo 2020 is poised to
showcase a pageant with candidates whose qualifications meet the...
COLDER DAYS AHEAD: DOH-6 cautions public vs cold weather illnesses
ILOILO City – The Department of Health
(DOH) in Western Visayas has advised the public to be cautious of the common
illnesses that may occur with...
Bacolod, 3 NegOcc cities get ‘seal’ of good governance
BACOLOD City –
Four cities in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, are among this
year’s awardees of the coveted Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) bestowed...
Ex-NPA leader falls
ILOILO City – A former commander of the
New People’s Army (NPA) based in the province of Antique was arrested.
Ramie Agustin alias “Ka Bal”...
OCD-6 repaints 14 fire hydrants for better emergency response
ILOILO City – The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6 repainted
fire hydrants in this city to make it more visible and accessible to...
17 Antique towns implement feeding program
SAN JOSE, Antique – Seventeen out of
18 towns here implemented the supplementary feeding program (SFP) of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), intended...