‘IT’S NOT FAIR!’

MANILA – A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help workers that would be displaced by Boracay Island’s six-month closure starting...

5th Dist. tops Iloilo tourist arrivals

ILOILO – The 5th District in the northern part of this province attracted the most number of tourists, besting four other congressional districts last...

Iloilo students shine in int’l math competition

ILOILO City – Two high school students in this city were among the young Filipinos who won in the 15th Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition...

Esplanade expansion needs reclamation permit

ILOILO City – With it ongoing expansion, the Iloilo Esplanade has ceased from being a slope protection and is now a reclamation project at...

‘Kaps’ reject Joe for mayor

ILOILO City – Barangay captains in the district of Molo do not want Mayor Jose Espinosa III to run for mayor in next year’s...

Comelec-6 prepares ballot boxes for VP poll recount

ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 6 has secured all ballot boxes in this city and Iloilo province used during...

‘There’s still chance for peace talks’

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson believes there is still a chance for the peace talks between the Philippine...

Rebels deny hand in NegOr city dad’s death

BACOLOD City – The Leonardo Panaligan Command of the New People’s Army (NPA) denied killing Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental councilor Paulo Edison Dela Rita. NPA...

‘ICUPAO job hires lack accountability’

ILOILO City – Accountability at the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO). According to City Administrator Hernando Galvez, this was due to the office’s...

Ex-policeman shoots 2 neighbors in Bolilao

ILOILO City – A former member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) shot two neighbors – a father and son in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao...