Disaster office ready for Lent emergencies

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Thursday, April 13, 2017   ILOILO City – To respond to medical emergencies this Holy Week, the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office...

No power outage this Lent?

Unless there’s an emergency or a need for a shutdown, there won’t be any power interruption this Holy Week, according to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

HOUSE PROBE VS PECO SOUGHT | Alim: Congress must review franchise

The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) urged the House of Representatives to investigate Panay Electric Company (PECO), the sole electricity distributor in this city.

PECO: We address consumers’ plaints

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Wednesday, April 12, 2017   ILOILO City – Panay Electric Company (PECO) is open to a congressional investigation, according to Mikel Afzelius, corporate communications...

Treñas: I’m the only PDP-Laban in city

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Wednesday, April 12, 2017 ILOILO City – “For the moment, ako lang isa ang PDP-Laban diri,” according to Cong. Jerry Treñas. He issued the statement...

Disregarding street kids dangerous – DILG Usec

BY MAE SINGUAY Wednesday, April 12, 2017 BACOLOD City – Street children must be taken care of. Otherwise, they might turn into criminals, an Interior department...

P1 million go up in smoke

BY RESEL JOY TIANERO Wednesday, April 12, 2017 ILOILO – Fire razed a house and four business establishments on Roosevelt Street at the poblacion in Santa...

‘DON’T PUNISH GRADUATES’ | Court stops NIPSC from withholding school records

Graduates of Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) should not be made to suffer for shortcomings not of their own making, according to the Regional Trial Court, Branch 66 in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.

‘Mystery papers’ link Negros cops to illegal gambling

BY MAE SINGUAY Tuesday, April 11, 2017   BACOLOD City – Two police officials were allegedly involved in illegal gambling activities in Negros Island Region. Task Force Crusaders...

Is Iloilo City prepared for destructive earthquakes?

BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA Tuesday, April 11, 2017   ILOILO City – If a magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits this city, 80 percent of structures built before the enforcement...