Drilon critic indicted for ‘libelous’ Facebook posts
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office indicted former Iloilo provincial administrator and journalist Manuel Mejorada for five counts of libel.
Sen....
PDEA busts 6 in Arevalo antidrug op
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Five drug suspects were cornered at a lodge in Barangay Sto. Niño Norte, Arevalo district.
The following were detained at...
MIWD WARY OF COMPETITION Water district may take legal action vs new...
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – If its interest is jeopardized, Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) may take legal action against a company reportedly planning...
‘Quick response averted disaster’
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – The quick action of local government units (LGUs) helped prevent tropical storm “Urduja” from becoming a disaster in Western...
5 hospitalized in hit-and-run case
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – A pickup plowed five persons early morning yesterday in Barangay Quintin Salas, Jaro district.
The victims were supposed to...
ALCOHOL CURFEW Peaceful city draws tourists, bizmen told
BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – Peace and order is a major tourist attraction, thus the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 supports the mandatory...
‘Urduja’ displaces over 400 families
BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO and CAROLYN JANE ABELLO
ILOILO City – Trips of roll on, roll off (roro) vessels from Iloilo to Bacolod City and...
Iloilo marks Lopez-Jaena 161st birth anniv today
ILOILO City – Ilonggos are celebrating the 161st birth anniversary of hero Dr. Graciano Lopez-Jaena today.
It is a public holiday in this city and...
‘UNFORGIVABLE’ WV’s most wanted apologetic but…
BY RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO – “I’m sorry. I regret what I did to your father.”
This was what Antonio “Anton” Aquino – the No. 1 fugitive...
‘Urduja’ suspends Region 6 sea trips
ILOILO City – Inclement weather brought by tropical storm “Urduja” suspended the trips of sea vessels and stranded passengers at ports in Western Visayas.
“Urduja”...