Gov’t troops, rebels clash in Maasin-Janiuay boundary
ILOILO City – Troops of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB) and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels clashed in the boundary of Barangay...
4 Handuman jail inmates positive for measles
BACOLOD City – Four inmates of the Bureau of Jail and Management and Penology (BJMP) – Handuman District Jail in Barangay Handumanan were diagnosed...
Reenacted Iloilo budget to ‘jeopardize’ health services
ILOILO City – A reenacted budget for the Iloilo provincial government in 2019 will have a serious consequence on the delivery of public health...
Bacolod cops seize P37.6M drugs since Jan.
BACOLOD City – The anti-drug operations of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) from January to November this year had yielded P37.62-million worth of...
Dengvaxia blamed for low measles vaccination
ILOILO City – Public support for the government’s measles immunization program appeared to have nosedived due to the Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine controversy, according to...
New Charter Day Du30’s ‘best gift’ to Bacolod
BACOLOD City – There is no better gift President Rodrigo Duterte could give this city than his signing of the law declaring June 18...
P12.25-B joint venture aims to improve MIWD coverage, service
ILOILO City – Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPW) signed a P12.25-billion 25-year joint venture agreement for the rehabilitation, expansion...
Duterte OKs June 18 Bacolod Charter Day
BACOLOD City – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11146 that declares June 18 as the “Bacolod City Charter Day,” making...
Espinosa to village chiefs: Remove campaign posters on barangay halls
ILOILO City – Mayor Jose Espinosa III wants village chiefs to remove pre-election campaign materials displayed on barangay halls.
“They know these are illegal,” the...
Only 70 firecracker vendors in Bacolod – city gov’t
BACOLOD City – Just a few dozen vendors will be allowed to sell firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices at a designated area in this city...