Iloilo has 77 rabid dogs in 2018 – PVO

ILOILO City – The number of rabid dogs in Iloilo reached 77 last year, according to the Provincial Veterinarian Office (PVO). It was higher compared...

‘Surprise’ drug test at BJMP female dorm yields negative results

ILOILO City – No contrabands were found inside the female dormitory of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology on General Luna Street in...

ISIS to disrupt Jaro fiesta? Fake news – PRO-6

ILOILO City – Has the international terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) entered Western Visayas? That’s fake news, according to the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6)....

House OKs bed capacity hike at Bacolod reg’l hospital

BACOLOD City – The House of Representatives passed in third and final reading a bill that seeks to increase the bed capacity of the...

Bacolod City slain cop not linked to drugs, kin says

BACOLOD City – The family of slain Senior Police Officer 4 Oscar Exaltado denied allegations that the latter was involved in illegal drugs. One of...

Lapuz fire leaves P120,500 damage

BY RUBY SILUBRICO and IAN PAUL CORDERO ILOILO City – Fire gutted four houses in Barangay Loboc, Lapuz district yesterday afternoon. The houses were owned by...

No Dinagyang toilets? Criticism helps – Joe

ILOILO City – Shortcomings in this year’s Dinagyang Festival would be addressed for a better festivity next year, said Mayor Jose Espinosa III. He stressed...

Dinagyang Festival may tour PH this year

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI) has proposed to bring the Dinagyang Festival to key cities and provinces. “In the succeeding months,...
DINAGYANG GRAND WINNER. Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial National High School ends an 11-year drought in the Dinagyang Festival. It is this year’s grand champion. The last time it topped the festival’s dagyang tribe dance competition was in 2007. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Tribu Ilonganon is new Dinagyang champion

ILOILO City – Dinagyang Festival has a new champion – Tribu Ilonganon of Jalandoni Memorial National High School. Last year’s second runner-up in the festival’s...

8 ‘ati tribes’ seek Dinagyang glory

ILOILO City – Will defending champion Tribu Panayanon of Iloilo City National High School succeed in keeping its Dinagyang Festival crown? It will be seeing...