Immunization not enough vs polio – DOH
ILOILO City – Strengthened
immunization coverage must be coupled with good sanitation practices to
effectively stop the re-emergence of the polio virus, according to the
Department of...
LTFRB’s Osmeña to strikers: ‘I’ll cancel franchises’
BACOLO City –
“Don’t test my patience. I will be very strict with violators, those joining
the transport strike.”
This warning came
from Director Richard Osmeña of...
Treñas keynotes Asia CEO Forum Oct. 4
ILOILO City – Barely 100 days into
office from a fresh mandate as comebacking city chief executive, Mayor Jerry
Treñas has been chosen as keynote presenter...
DILG: Sustain road clearing beyond Sept. 29 deadline
ILOILO City – Tomorrow, Sept. 29, is
President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadline for local government units to reclaim
public roads being used for private ends.
However, according to...
Jeepney strike: No Sept. 30 classes in Iloilo City
ILOILO
City – Public and private school classes in all levels here are suspended on
Sept. 30 due to the nationwide transport strike.
In
ordering the suspension,...
3 NPA clashes in a week; Iloilo police on alert
ILOILO
– Following three successive clashes between Philippine Army troops and New
People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Miag-ao and Igbaras towns in less than a week,
the...
Dragon boat capsizes, 7 rowers drown
ILOILO City – A
dragon boat capsized in the waters of Boracay Island yesterday morning. Seven
rowers died.
The 21-member
Boracay Dragon Force Team was practicing for an...
SC: No TRO vs Mandaluyong court ruling on franchise law
ILOILO City – The Supreme Court has
denied MORE Electric and Power Corp.’s (MORE Power) petition for a Temporary
Restraining Order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary...
MassKara gun ban? City council says ‘no’
BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia
and Police Colonel Henry Biñas, the director of the Bacolod City Police Office
(BCPO), agreed there is a need to...
Motorist shot dead after evading checkpoint
ILOILO City – A man who allegedly
refused to stop at a police checkpoint in Barangay Zerrudo, Sara, Iloilo was
shot dead by the police after a...