‘Permits for 14 Bacolod deep wells underway’
BACOLOD City – The 14 deep wells covered by the cease and desist order of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) have their water...
Old Iloilo prov’l jail declared ‘important cultural property’
ILOILO City – The old Iloilo provincial jail on Bonifacio Drive, newly renovated as a regional museum, has been declared an “important cultural property”...
BORACAY BEST FOR FARMING?
MANILA – Which is best for Boracay Island – farming or tourism?
The government should observe the “suitable land use rule” in deciding what to...
Cops ready to quell violence in island
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) urged residents and business operators in Boracay not to resort to violence even if they disagree...
No anti-rabies shots yet at Bacolod health office
BACOLOD City – The City Health Office (CHO) no longer has anti-rabies vaccines, said Nurse Gloria Parreño, a rabies coordinator in the city.
Parreño told...
Alim, Nava seek repeal of water distributor’s franchise
ILOILO City – The franchise ordinance that allowed water distributor South Balibago Resources, Inc. (SBRI) to operate in Jaro district must be repealed, according...
‘Kap’ killed, 4 others hurt in road crash
ILOILO City – An owner-type jeep fell into a ditch in Barangay Cabunotan, Miag-ao, Iloilo, killing a village chief and injuring four others.
Ma. Rhea...
117th Semana sang Iloilo opens
ILOILO – The 117th Semana sang Iloilo celebration opened yesterday at the provincial capitol lobby with Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. giving an emotional speech.
This...
Swine distributed to 37 Negros raisers, coops
BACOLOD City – A total of 37 associations and cooperatives of animal raisers in Negros Occidental received hogs worth P928,000 under the Provincial Animal...
‘Demafelis must be last OFW casualty’
MANILA – The murder of Ilongga domestic worker Joanna Demafelis in Kuwait should be the last for overseas Filipino workers (OWF) in the Middle...