NTC approves mobile phone signal jamming
ILOILO City – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has approved the request of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) for the temporary suspension of...
Tons of trash collected in Brgy. Singcang-Airport
BACOLOD City – Bacolodnons should observe proper waste disposal to minimize the amount of trash washed up on the coastal area of Barangay Singcang-Airport.
Village...
Festival ‘open season’ for politicos – Espinosa
ILOILO City – Politicians would be allowed to speak during the two-day highlights of the Dinagyang Festival – at the Kasadyahan cultural contest on...
Plaint filed vs Leonardia, 17 others over P1.7-B loan
BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia and 16 other local officials have been slapped with a civil complaint in relation to the city government’s...
Children to become open targets of ‘tokhang’ – group
ILOILO City – Lowering the age of criminal responsibility to nine years old would make children open targets of tokhang or the war against drug...
Minor offenders just ‘victims of circumstances’
BACOLOD City – Juvenile delinquents are just “victims of circumstances,” according to the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) in this city.
They are...
Region 6 girds for year’s first tropical cyclone to hit PH
ILOILO City – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) of Western Visayas has alerted provincial, municipal, city, and barangay disaster councils...
‘Relaxing sugar import policy will hurt local industry’
BACOLOD City – Two officials from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) have aired their concerns regarding the government’s plan to liberalize sugar importation in...
Paramilitary troopers seize rebel items after south NegOcc clash
BACOLOD City – Paramilitary troopers seized bullet shells and various personal items from rebels they encountered in Sitio Pacama, Barangay Magballo, Kabankalan City, Negros...
Boracay lost 1M visitors in 2018 – DOT
ILOILO City – Boracay in Malay, Aklan lost over one million tourists due to its six-month closure for a massive rehabilitation in 2018.
The island,...