Fire bureau called out over Manapla blaze complaints
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Jose Lacson urged the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to take action on Manapla residents’ complaints...
260 percent surge in Iloilo dengue cases
ILOILO – From Jan. 1 to March 2 this year, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 617 dengue cases with four deaths – 260.8...
Modified e-trikes still illegal even with local ordinance, says Nava
ILOILO City – Councilor Plaridel Nava has decided not to push through with a proposed ordinance empowering the city government to regulate electric bicycles...
Only 1 firm bids for P350-M BCC dev’t project
BACOLOD City – Only one company expressed interest to bid for one of the four multi-million flagship projects in the city yesterday.
Architect Ziebert Rigg...
Wanted: Additional fire trucks, firefighters for WV
ILOILO City – The ideal number of personnel in a fire station is between 20 to 25. In Western Visayas, fire stations have 10...
Weekend shooting another unsolved case?
ILOILO City – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) still has no clue on the identities of the four gunmen who shot to death a...
DOH: 818 suspected measles cases in WV as of March 1
ILOILO City – The number of suspected measles cases in Western Visayas already reached 818 as of March 1, according to the Department of...
Iloilo rape, violence vs children cases decline
ILOILO City – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) reported a decline in the number of rape and violence against children cases last year.
The...
Long maternity leave a challenge to Iloilo bizmen, says executive
ILOILO City – How should businesses cope with the new law expanding the maternity leave of working women?
There are ways businesses can address this...
Biz sector looks forward to lower power rates
ILOILO City – With a new power distributor here, the business sector looks forward to lower electricity rates which in turn could further spur...