Pols use illegal gambling ‘fronts’ to raise funds
ILOILO City – Several politicians in Region 6 are using dummies to raise campaign funds via illegal gambling, according to the Police Regional Office...
Iloilo’s 2018 tourist arrivals up 8.01%; revenues surge, too
ILOILO – Tourist arrivals in this province totaled 335,779 in 2018 – 8.01 percent higher than 2017’s 310,878 visitors.
Of last year’s tourist arrivals, 330,223...
Poll gun ban violators rise to 179
ILOILO City – Across Western Visayas, 179 persons have been arrested for violating the election gun ban as of Feb. 17. The prohibition started on...
Due to 2019 budget delay Comelec-Iloilo yet to receive P2-M support
ILOILO – The provincial government has yet to release its P2-million budgetary assistance to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Iloilo.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. blamed...
‘WE’RE DEAD SERIOUS’: Drug traffickers exploit WV porous coastlines
BY GLENDA TAYONA and RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Drug traffickers from outside Western Visayas exploit the region’s porous coastlines to gain entry, according to...
8 of 10 firstborns in Aklan illegitimate
KALIBO, Aklan – There are a total of 4,478 firstborn children in Aklan last year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Of the total...
Treñas slammed for shouting at Dinagyang exec
ILOILO City – Cong. Jerry Treñas shouting at Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc., (IDFI) vice president Marissa Segovia was uncalled for, said Mayor Jose Espinosa...
Controlling dog population to curb spread of rabies
ILOILO City – The overpopulation of dogs – and cats – raise the risk of the spread of the rabies virus. Experts say controlling...
Santa Barbara village chiefs slam slow SP approval of prov’l budget
ILOILO – Barangay captains of the municipality of Santa Barbara are getting restive. They want the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to stop delaying the approval...
Ambushed cop faces dismissal
ILOILO City – The policeman who disappeared after surviving an ambush in Sitio Pajo, Barangay Dulonan, Arevalo district in June 26, 2018 is in...