Iloilo City’s air quality still okay, says DENR

ILOILO City – The ambient air quality in this city remains good, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6. As...

Guard accused of sneaking liquor, marijuana in jail

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO INSERT  DATE HERE!  ILOILO City – A jail officer of the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo has been...

PRO-6 SENDS MORE COPS TO MAASIN NPA rebels claim ‘successful’ ambush

BY RUBY SILUBRICO Sunday, November 26, 2017 ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is beefing up forces in Maasin, Iloilo after the New...

American growing marijuana nabbed

BY RUBY SILUBRICO Sunday, November 26, 2017 ILOILO City – Government antidrug agents swooped down on an alleged marijuana plantation in Barangay Iprog, San Enrique, Iloilo...

WV house helps to get uniform monthly wage

Sunday, November 26, 2017 ILOILO City – All house helps, or kasambahay, in Western Visayas are now entitled to a P3,500 minimum monthly wage. The Regional...

MAASIN AMBUSH ‘Terrorist’ tag angers rebels

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – A day after the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) branded insurgents as terrorists, the New People’s Army (NPA) ambushed...

PECO a necessary monopoly?

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – Can there be another power distribution utility in this city other than Panay Electric Company (PECO)? Those dissatisfied with PECO’s...

Iloilo a potential ‘digital’ or ‘smart city’

ILOILO City – This city has been named one of 25 key cities in the country with potential to become a digital city or...

‘ACT OF TERROR’ PRO-6 orders offensives after NPA Sibalom ambush

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO ILOILO City – An “act of terrorism” was how the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) described the New People’s Army’s ambush...

‘Ilonggo kindness attracts Badjaos’

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA ILOILO City – What makes this city attractive to mendicant Badjaos? Ilonggos are kindhearted people, according to City Administrator Hernando Galvez and Jeck...