Dinagyang and election gun ban starts Jan. 13
ILOILO City – Beginning Jan. 13, it is prohibited to carry or transport firearms, explosives or other deadly weapons, according to the Police Regional...
Nava denies hand in cousin’s murder
ILOILO City – Councilor Plaridel Nava flatly denied having anything to do with the assassination of his estranged cousin Mercedes Nava. “That is something...
Dengue cases in Iloilo surge to 2,193
ILOILO – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 2,193 dengue cases – with six deaths – last year from Jan. 1 to Dec. 22.
The...
2 city dads oppose P1.7-billion loan for Bing flagship projects
BACOLOD City – Some questions have been “left unanswered” that is why they want to suspend the release of the city government’s P1.7-billion loan...
SP member’s spin: Oca, Richard brave men
ILOILO – For Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Valentin Serag of the 1st District, Mayor Oscar “Oca” Garin Sr. of Guimbal town and son Cong....
Bacolod City villages not in BOSS warned
BACOLOD City – The operations of the Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) at the Bacolod City Government Center started yesterday with only 26 out of...
Special poll for vacant SK posts this January
ILOILO City – A special election to fill-up over 300 vacancies in the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in this southern city will be held this...
Holiday season spawns tons of trash
ILOILO City – The Christmas and New Year celebrations in this city generated tons of garbage, according to the city government’s General Services Office...
40 injured in WV firecracker blasts but DOH notes downward trend
ILOILO City – Forty persons were injured in firecracker blasts in Western Visayas between Dec. 21 to 31, 2018, according to the Department of...
‘Stray bullets hurt 2 but celebrations peaceful’
ILOILO City – Generally peaceful. This was how the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) regarded the 2018 Christmas and 2019 New Year celebrations.
Two persons,...