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Friday, January 31, 2025

Rural Update

Back to the Metro Iloilo idea

LOCAL business leaders gave honors to Ilonggo senator Franklin Drilon for his great contribution to Iloilo’s business and economic development during a reception on Aug. 16,...

Food trips in Iloilo

THE MONTH of August has given us many opportunities to enjoy eating out in restaurants because we have two consecutive visits from relatives from out of...

Crossing Iloilo Strait

WE ARE SAD of the tragic accident at the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3, 2019. Thirty-one lives were lost. This narrow water body between Iloilo and the island province of Guimaras – which...

‘Barangay kapitanes’ responsible for compliance

IN REACTION to President Duterte’s recent State of the Nation Address or SONA, our Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) under chief Jeck Conlu has...

What now after you assumed office?

AFTER 30 days that our mayors and governors have assumed office after their election, what have they done? Have they submitted a budget plan for their program...

The bride was crying

BY JOHNNY NOVERA TO TAKE your minds off the mundane conflicts that many of us have probably encountered during the recent elections, we share with...

Environmental cleanup should start in the barangays

WITH THE serious outbreak of dengue in Iloilo reportedly now rising to 5,435 cases with 20 casualties as of last weekend, Gov.  Arthur Defensor. Jr. has...

Budget planning and control

IS BUDGET planning and control practised by our city and provincial governments in Iloilo? In recent interviews of our new city mayor and provincial governor after they...

A barber’s tale

OUR BARBER who has been our suki for some years now does not only give us a good haircut and a very relaxing body massage...

LTFRB’s garage policy

IT IS A WELCOME news that our Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has come out with the policy of “No Garage, No Franchise” for Iloilo. As headlined in this paper on Tuesday last week,...