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No more extended leave for controversial village chief

ILOILO City – Barangay Captain Keith “Dabing” Espinosa of Monica Blumentritt, City Proper wanted to again extend her leave of absence, this time for...

‘Gov. Defensor’ dupes four city restaurants; Be wary of impostors, capitol warns businesses

ILOILO City – A male phone caller pretending to be Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. duped four restaurants in this city. He had them prepare...

RISE TO POWER: Senate OKs MORE Power franchise in 2nd reading

MANILA – MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) moves a step closer to replacing Panay Electric Company (PECO) as the new power distribution...

Over 400 people stranded in ports due to ‘Samuel’

ILOILO City – More than 400 passengers were stranded in seaports across Western Visayas early yesterday due to the inclement weather brought by tropical...

More than 100 families flee to safer grounds in Negros, Capiz due to ‘Samuel’

ILOILO City – Some local government units in Negros Occidental and Capiz provinces ordered a preemptive evacuation of their residents on Tuesday night in...

DILG director chides LGU execs preoccupied with polls

ILOILO City – Don’t be too preoccupied with the 2019 midterm elections. It is still half a year away, the Department of Interior and...

Cops, soldiers secure mega dam contractors, workers

ILOILO – More police and military personnel have been deployed to the hinterlands of Calinog town where the P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP)...

SHOT TO DEATH: Gunmen kill retired cop linked to Odicta

ILOILO City – A retired police officer with ties to slain drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. was shot to death by motorcycle-riding gunmen early...

Classes, boat trips suspended; WV girds for ‘Samuel’

ILOILO City – Classes in various parts of Western Visayas are suspended today as the region braces for tropical depression “Samuel.” The Philippine Coast Guard...

Surge in HIV cases alarms city execs

ILOILO City – How should the rising number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in this city be viewed? “We need to be alarmed. We...