‘WOMEN CAN’; Ilonggas assert leadership, diversity, role in society
ILOILO City – Do not belittle women or overlook their contributions in nation-building.
Women certainly have the capacity to lead, according to women’s rights group...
Expert spells out perils of teenage pregnancy
ILOILO City – La Paz district resident Nene (not her real name) got pregnant when she was 14 years old.
Now at just 17, she...
Attack strengthened my resolve to fight for human rights – lawyer
ILOILO City – Though difficult, he would never let fear prevent him from “fighting the battles that must be fought,” according to Ilonggo human...
First In Iloilo: Calinog launches community disaster monitoring system
ILOILO – The town of Calinog launched its Community Disaster Monitoring System (CCDMS), the very first in this province.
Mayor Francisco Calvo said the CCDMS was...
Court reverses decision convicting bizman of estafa
ILOILO City – The Regional Trial Court 6, Branch 28 here recently reversed its April 14, 2020 decision convicting Ilonggo businessman Bernie Miaque for estafa.
Judge...
Miag-ao church on lockdown; all public masses suspended
ILOILO – Beginning yesterday March 7, there would be no Masses at the renowned Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church in Miag-ao town.
“It is...
‘THIS IS IT’ WV welcomes 16,800 COVID shots from China’s Sinovac
ILOILO City – Healthcare personnel in Western Visayas started rolling up their sleeves for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine from China’s biopharmaceutical company...
Rebel returnees share tough life in the mountains
ILOILO City – “Deception and false ideology.”
This was what two former insurgents said they realized the time they took up arms and joined the...
CHR-6 to probe attack on Iloilo lawyer
ILOILO City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region 6 will conduct a motu proprio probe into the case of Atty. Angelo Karlo...
LAWLESS VIOLENCE; Rights lawyer attacked; cops say it’s robbery but groups suspect something far...
ILOILO City – Ilonggo lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen was attacked by unidentified men on General Luna Street. The men struck him with a 12-inch...