Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Panay News Photo

Who are the richest, poorest Iloilo prov’l officials?

ILOILO – Elected officials of the provincial government have complied with the order to submit their Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) within 30...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Photo courtesy of Provincial Government of Negros Occidental

NegOcc guv calls for vigilance as STL returns

BACOLOD City – Negrenses must exercise vigilance on the use of the numbers game for illegal purposes, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said. Lacson yesterday welcomed the resumption...
Iloilo City mayor Jerry Trenas conducts a dialogue with sidewalk vendors at Diamond Jubilee Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 3. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Vendors given 7-day ultimatum to leave sidewalks

ILOILO City – Vendors here were given seven days beginning yesterday to voluntarily leave the sidewalks or the city government’s demolition teams would be dismantling their...

CSC ‘surprise’ inspection stuns capitol, city hall

ILOILO City – The unannounced inspection by Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairperson Aileen Lizada at the Iloilo provincial capitol and city hall on Monday caught employees...

700 residents flee homes; Phil. Army, rebels clash

BACOLOD City – Over 700 residents were forced to evacuate their homes due to an encounter between government forces and suspected members of the New People’s...
Commissioned personnel of J.S Layson & Co., Inc. collect garbage of residents in Barangay Burgos-Mabini, La Paz, Iloilo City on Tuesday morning. Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, mandates local government units to adopt proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practices. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Solid waste management? Capitol wants to walk the talk

ILOILO – “Let us treat our capitol like a barangay. We can’t tell barangays to come up with solid waste management plans if we don’t have...

Big time drug haul: P15-M ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod

BACOLOD City – About 500 grams of suspected shabu valued at around P15 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Fatima, Barangay 31. Personnel of...
Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director Police Colonel Roland Vilela. IME SORNITO/PN

New tack vs drugs: brgy info network

ILOILO – “We need to strengthen our barangay information network.” This, according to new Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director Police Colonel Roland Vilela, is what he...

Self-confessed drug ring bagman gunned down

BACOLOD City – A self-confessed drug ring bagman was shot to death in Barangay Pahanocoy. Ricky Serenio, who claimed to be the paymaster of the Berya...
SAFE TOILETS. Toilet bowls and other construction materials are distributed to residents of Sara town on Aug. 22, 2019. The Provincial Health Office of Iloilo province said the barangay and municipalities can pass ordinances to support the zero open defecation campaign. Photo courtesy of Sara LGU

‘Political will’ key to end open defecation in Iloilo

ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) pressed the need for political will for the province to achieve a zero open defecation (ZOD) status. PHO chief...