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PAO: No safety guarantee on backyard-slaughtered meat

ILOILO – The Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) warned against backyard slaughtering that are beyond the monitoring and inspection of veterinarians. Hogs need to be inspected first...

Sibunag’s disaster mgt office is Guimaras’ best

GUIMARAS – The municipality of Sibunag has been cited for having the best Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in this island province. Mark Delotindo, Sibunag’s...
A Philippine Coast Guard personnel (standing, left) is making sure all the passengers of this Guimaras-bound motorboat are wearing lifejackets before allowing the boat to leave the Iloilo Ferry Terminal in Iloilo City. The lifejackets must be worn at all times throughout the voyage. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

COMMON GROUND: DOT not challenging MARINA rules on Guimaras boats but…

ILOILO City – The Maritime Industry Authority’s (MARINA) stringent rules imposed on motorboats crossing the Iloilo Strait following the capsizing of three boats last month are...
Cong. Julienne Baronda. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

‘Congress will keep an eye on MORE’

ILOILO City – After voting to reject the franchise application of Panay Electric Co. (PECO), Cong. Julienne Baronda assured the public she will remain vigilant and...
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas of Iloilo City welcomes organizers and facilitators during the launching of the Young Leaders for Resilience Program of the National Resilience Council on Sept. 13-14, 2019.

Iloilo City learns global disaster preparation strategies

ILOILO City – This city is a recipient of various capacity-building grants from global organizations and those from the private sector to strengthen its disaster preparedness. Mayor...

Who are WV’s exemplary civil servants?

ILOILO City – Western Visayas’ civil servants who showed exemplary commitment to public service were feted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Mechanical Plant Operator III Pepito Pauchano...
Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr.

Guv wants nat’l gov’t to maintain Iloilo prov’l roads

ILOILO – This province has provincial roads concreted from national government programs. “It is better to turn over the ownership of these roads to the national...
Colonel Roland Vilela, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

‘LET THE VILLAIN OUT’ Iloilo top cop offers bounty for WV’s No. 1 drug...

ILOILO City – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office’s (IPPO) top cop has put up a P100,000 reward to any station chief in the province who can...
Rustan Castañeda. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Ex-NBI asset, cohort nabbed in drug bust

ILOILO City – A former asset of the National Bureau of Investigation Region 6 (NBI-6) and his accomplice were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in...

22 cops, 4 jail officers monitored for ‘drug links’

ILOILO City – At least 22 police personnel and four jail officers of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Western Visayas are...