Potable water reaches remote Pototan village
ILOILO – Seventy-five households in Barangay Sinuagan, Pototan town now have access to sufficient potable water.
The water emanates from the newly-inaugurated Sinuagan Water System...
NEDA: DU30 RIGHT TO CLOSE BORACAY
ILOILO City – The government was right to temporarily close off Boracay to tourists, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
President Rodrigo...
‘Revise Bacolod college charter ASAP’
BACOLOD City – A top official of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Western Visayas urged the city government to fast-track the passage...
Antique kagawad caught violating gun ban
ILOILO City – An incumbent village councilman was arrested on Saturday for violating the prohibition on firearms in line with the synchronized barangay and...
‘Duterte sits over dinner with Yansons before going to Davao’
BACOLOD City – President Rodrigo Duterte did a “surprise visit” and joined the Yanson family in a late-night dinner at the Ayala North Subdivision...
WHY PUNISH GOOD BIZMEN?
ILOILO City – While there are violators, there are also a lot of businesses in Boracay Island faithfully observing environmental laws so why punish...
Sereno on quo warranto petition: What’s the rush?
ILOILO City – “Nakapagtataka kasi wala namang dahilan para magmadali.”
This was what Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said when asked yesterday about reports that...
Comelec extends filing of COCs for one day
BY IME SORNITO and ADRIAN STEWART CO
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended for a day the period for the filing...
Bonifacio Drive overpass demolition necessitates road closure
ILOILO City – The demolition of the overpass on Bonifacio Drive would entail the closure of the area in front of the Department of...
Militants hold caravan vs Boracay closure
BORACAY – Some 200 activists belonging to the progressive group Bayan Muna held a caravan from Kalibo, Aklan against the total closure of Boracay...