“Indi gid mag-engage sa illegal nga hilikuton or bisyo,” Mayor Jon Aying of Sara, Iloilo reminds his employees. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Sara mayor reminds employees: Stay away from illegal drugs

ILOILO – Mayor Jon Aying of Sara reminded municipal hall employees to distance themselves from illegal drugs following the shooting of Sangguniang Bayan secretary James “Jaguar” Balsomo...
This suspected shabu worth P1.4 million was seized by operatives from a female suspect in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on Aug. 20. Drug enforcement units of the Bacolod City Police Office seized a total of P17.193 million worth of the prohibited substance from June to August this year. BCPO

BCPO seize P17.2-M ‘shabu’ in 3 months

BACOLOD City – Operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) drug enforcement unit have seized around P17.193 million worth of illegal drugs in 173 operations from...
League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Iloilo Chapter will extend financial aid to communities in Mindanao that were heavily hit by the series of earthquakes last month, says its president Mayor Mediatrix “Trexie” Fernandez of San Enrique. ANGAT BAYI

Iloilo towns urged to boost promotion of ‘best practices’

ILOILO – The municipal mayors of the province’s 42 towns including one component city have been urged to boost the promotion of their respective towns’ best practices...

Sara SB secretary shot in buy-bust

ILOILO – The Sangguniang Bayan secretary of the municipality of Sara was shot in an antidrug buy-bust operation of the police yesterday. James “Jaguar” Balsomo III put up...
Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Panay News Photo

Who are the richest, poorest Iloilo prov’l officials?

ILOILO – Elected officials of the provincial government have complied with the order to submit their Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) within 30...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Photo courtesy of Provincial Government of Negros Occidental

NegOcc guv calls for vigilance as STL returns

BACOLOD City – Negrenses must exercise vigilance on the use of the numbers game for illegal purposes, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said. Lacson yesterday welcomed the resumption...
Iloilo City mayor Jerry Trenas conducts a dialogue with sidewalk vendors at Diamond Jubilee Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 3. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Vendors given 7-day ultimatum to leave sidewalks

ILOILO City – Vendors here were given seven days beginning yesterday to voluntarily leave the sidewalks or the city government’s demolition teams would be dismantling their...

CSC ‘surprise’ inspection stuns capitol, city hall

ILOILO City – The unannounced inspection by Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairperson Aileen Lizada at the Iloilo provincial capitol and city hall on Monday caught employees...

700 residents flee homes; Phil. Army, rebels clash

BACOLOD City – Over 700 residents were forced to evacuate their homes due to an encounter between government forces and suspected members of the New People’s...
Commissioned personnel of J.S Layson & Co., Inc. collect garbage of residents in Barangay Burgos-Mabini, La Paz, Iloilo City on Tuesday morning. Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, mandates local government units to adopt proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practices. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Solid waste management? Capitol wants to walk the talk

ILOILO – “Let us treat our capitol like a barangay. We can’t tell barangays to come up with solid waste management plans if we don’t have...