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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...