The town of Toboso in Negros Occidental recently declared members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New People’s Army as persona non-grata. Lieutenant Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan, commanding officer of 79th Infantry Battalion, said terrorist group destroy peace and development of the communities in tshe province. PH.VLTRENDS.COM

Police wary of CPP anniversary attacks

ILOILO City – On Dec. 26, the 51st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), there could be rebel offensives against government security...

P500 hike in BHWs’ allowance mulled

Bacolod City – Councilor Cindy Rojas, chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s Committee on Health, is pushing for a P500 increase in the monthly allowance of barangay...
A personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Region 6 prepares these boxes of illegal drugs for incineration. Confiscated between 2016 and 2018, these had been presented as evidence in drug related court cases and of no more use. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

PDEA-6 incinerates P8.8-M illegal drugs

ILOILO City – Confiscated illegal drugs and expired medicines valued at P8.8 million were destroyed through thermal incineration at the crematorium of a funeral parlor yesterday...
Personnel of the Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office bury in Barangay Inaladan, Cabatuan, Iloilo boxes of imported canned pork confiscated at the Iloilo Airport. The items were from African swine fever-hit areas of Hong Kong and Singapore. African swine fever is a highly contagious viral disease that affects pigs, warthogs and boars. It is not considered a human health threat. However, humans can become carriers of the virus once tainted pork is ingested or if people get close to the infected meat. PHOTOS BY DR. DAREL TABUADA

Pork products from ASF-hit areas seized at Iloilo Airport

ILOILO – A total of 198 canned pork products seized from airline passengers at the Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan town have been disposed by the Bureau...
Firecracker vendors must secure special permits from the Bureau of Fire Protection, from the Business Permits and Licensing Office of city hall, and from the Firearm and Explosive Office of the Police Regional Office 6 in Camp Delgado, says Senior Fire Officer 4 Aquilino Sampiano, chief of operation of the Iloilo City Fire Station. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Only 3 ‘cracker zones in city

ILOILO City – Firecracker and pyrotechnic vendors are allowed to sell in only three areas here this holiday season – Circumferential Road C1 in Arevalo district,...
Iloilo City Treasurer Jinny Hermano receives this check amounting to P134.9 million from Panay Electric Co. administrative manager Marcelo Cacho as the company’s payment for a decade of long-overdue real property taxes. CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO

Threat of auction forces PECO to finally pay P134-M tax dues

ILOILO City – Panay Electric Co. (PECO) finally paid its real property tax (RPT) yesterday. The city government threatened to auction P90-million worth of PECO assets on...
Photo by Ian Paul Cordero/PN

29 towns to dump garbage in Passi City

ILOILO – Twenty-nine municipalities will be dumping their solid waste at the 12-hectare sanitary landfill of Passi City when the facility is finally operational. The P308-million integrated...

‘NO HOLIDAY TRUCE’ Army’s 3ID ‘not cool’ to Christmas ceasefire with NPA

ILOILO City – As Christmas Day draws near, Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division – which operates in the islands of Panay and Negros – is standing pat on...

Bacolod City gov’t honors 3 SEA Games medalists

BACOLOD City – The local government unit of this city has paid tribute to homegrown athletes who have brought honor to the Philippines in the ongoing 30th...

Police eye old grudge, drugs in killing of resort caretaker

ILOILO City – The police are looking at personal grudge or illegal drugs as the motives behind the killing of a resort caretaker in Barangay...