Labor dep’t stops manufacture, sale of ‘crackers
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) stopped the manufacture and sale of firecrackers and pyrotechnics across the country.
It...
No proof links Jed to drugs – Drilon
BY PRINCE GOLEZ, Manila Reporter
MANILA – After a long silence, Ilonggo Senate Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon finally came to the defense of Mayor Jed...
‘LORD, YOUR WILL BE DONE!’
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO – “Lord, your will be done.” This was what 51-year-old Rosemarie Abejo of Barangay Capuling, Dueñas, Iloilo whispered to herself...
Jed: No new DPWH projects if…
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he will not allow new road and drainage projects of the Department of...
Firecrackers may be made beyond zones
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – A regulation ordinance designated only two zones for firecracker manufacturing – Barangay Navais in Mandurriao district and Barangay So-oc...
HUNDREDS DISPLACED
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Heavy rains and floods caused by tropical storm “Marce” displaced hundreds of families in Iloilo and Capiz provinces.
From a...
Dogged refrain: ‘Marcos no hero’
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Not even heavy rains brought by tropical storm “Marce” can stop the protest against the burial of the...
Commuters struggle to get jeepney ride
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Many commuters from several areas in the metro had to wait longer than usual before finding a ride...
Cadiao: Protect ‘sacadas’ in Negros
BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
BACOLOD City – Antique governor Rhodora Cadiao appealed to Negros leaders to take care of Antiqueño sacadas — migrant sugarcane plantation...
BLACK FRIDAY Nationwide protests vs Marcos today
BY MERIANNE GRACE EREÑETA
ILOILO City – Local activists are joining today’s nationwide simultaneous protests against the burial of deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the...