Will MIWD sue Iloilo City gov’t anew?
ILOILO City – Will Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) sue the city government anew for issuing a water distribution franchise to yet another water...
BORACAY FOREIGN WORKERS WARNED: ‘Secure mayor’s permit or face deportation’
BORACAY – Foreigners working in this world-famous island should secure a mayor’s permit or they would face deportation, warned Mayor Abram Sualog of Malay,...
PRO-6: Be wary of fake money
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is reminding the public to be cautious over the circulation of fake money this campaign...
Measles outbreak: Only DOH’s central office can rescind declaration
ILOILO City – While measles cases in Western Visayas are on the downtrend, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 could not lift the...
Treñas’ allies to boycott SP special session today
ILOILO City – Cong. Jerry Treñas’ allies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) are boycotting today’s special session called by Mayor Jose Espinosa III to...
Ombudsman fires Malay mayor for neglecting Boracay Island
BORACAY – Mayor Ciceron Cawaling of Malay, Aklan was dismissed yesterday, just hours after he returned to his post from a six-month preventive suspension.
The...
Quake alert: OCD orders region-wide check of infras
ILOILO City – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas ordered a region-wide structural integrity assessment of roads and bridges, schools, government...
6.5 earthquake jolts Visayas
BY ADRIAN STEWART CO, IME SORNITO and GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake of tectonic origin rocked the municipality of San Julian...
‘State of calamity’ mulled; villages fear water scarcity
ILOILO City – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has agreed to recommend placing this city under a state of calamity.
Dry...
El Niño-hit farmers seek rice subsidy
ILOILO – Suffering from the adverse effects of the El Niño phenomenon, a group of farmers appealed for rice subsidy and other assistance from...