Comelec reshuffles Visayas reg’l directors
ILOILO City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 6 has a new director effective today – Jose Nick Mendros whose most recent...
Americans top Bacolod foreign visitors for 2 years
BACOLOD City – Americans topped the list of foreign tourists who visited this capital city for two consecutive years, according to the City Tourism...
Stunting, wasting prevalent among Pototan children
ILOILO – Among the 42 towns and one component city in this province, the municipality of Pototan has the highest prevalence of stunting and...
Tigbauan now has ‘zero open defecation’ status
ILOILO – Tigbauan now has a “zero open defecation” status, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
Having achieved such status means that all residents...
Kabataan Panay: NYC chief not deserving to represent youth
ILOILO City – Kabataan Party-list in Panay Island slammed National Youth Commission (NYC) head Ronald Cardema over the latter’s statement urging President Rodrigo Duterte...
Army warns students vs school walkout
ILOILO City – The Philippine Army warned students against joining the so-called “pambansang walkout” mass protest against tuition fee increases, human rights violations and...
Halfway house for parolees, probationers rises in WV
ILOILO City – A halfway house and livelihood training center for the province of Guimaras, were recently completed by the Department of Public Works...
I didn’t steal a cent from school program – Gorriceta
ILOILO – Cong. Arcadio Gorriceta of the 2nd District denied pocketing funds from the P5-million Education For All project when he was the mayor...
‘Possible to reduce earthquake impacts’
ILOILO City – It is possible to reduce the impacts of earthquakes to human lives and properties, according to Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu of the...
Anti-graft court suspends Gorriceta
ILOILO – The Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division has ordered the preventive suspension of Cong. Arcadio Gorriceta (2nd District) for 90 days while it hears the...