ROXAS CITY, CAPIZ – A 20-year-old female driver died while her male back rider was seriously wounded when the motorcycle they were riding accidentally hit an electric post at Brgy. Lawaan here, evening of Oct 10, 2018. Lovely Berlandino of Barangay Culajao here sustained fatal injuries in the different parts of her body, while Gregorio […]
AN ALLEGED ranking leader of the New People’s Army-Komiteng Rehiyon Panay (NPA-KRP) was apprehended after years of eluding authorities. Salvador Hisuan, who goes by the aliases Pepe and Speed, was collared while going out of a department store at Plazoleta Gay are on Ledesma Street, City Proper district, Iloilo City around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. […]
By: Gail T. Momblan THE Department of Energy (DOE) said that “geo-political situations” are responsible for the increase in oil prices. After the latest round of oil price hike on Oct 8, 2018, DOE Undersecretary Felix William Fuentabella said they could not predict the movement in prices in the succeeding weeks. “Mahirap mag-project kung ano ang mangyayari […]
By: Emme Rose Santiagudo THE long-overdue rehabilitation of the Iloilo City Slaughterhouse is on its initial steps after the submission of the master plan to the Department of Agriculture (DA) – National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS). DA Assistant Secretary for Regulations and the Visayas Hansel O. Didulo confirmed that NMIS has already received the technical specifications needed […]
By: Emme Rose Santiagudo THE top official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) emphasized that the country needs to be “self-sufficient.” During the Food Security Summit Visayas cluster on Oct 9, 2018 held at Royal Convention Hall, Iloilo City, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that towns should be able to rely on their own resources. “Because the population is […]
By: Gail T. Momblan AN EX-CONVICT was shot dead by still unidentified assailants at Sitio Carig-on, Barangay Agsanayan, Buenavista, Guimaras morning of October 10, 2018. Nataniel Jover, who was convicted of murder, was riding a jeepney when riding-in-tandem gunmen attacked him. Senior Inspector Jeffrey Ferrer said that in 2009, Jover killed municipal employee Gerardo Gonzales by […]
By: Gail T. Momblan A COUPLE was arrested for alleged drug peddling at Confesor Drive St., Barangay Zone V, Cabatuan, Iloilo, late night of October 9, 2018. A former seafarer Ramby Arcos, 32, and his live-in partner Karen Ruzgal, 32, both of Barangay Tabucan, Cabatuan, were collared by police after handing over a sachet of suspected […]
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A house was totally razed by fire at Malipayon Village, Brgy. Tiza here morning of October 10, 2018. No one was hurt in the fire that gobbled the house of Teresita Plagata, 72. Arson investigation indicated that the residents were surprised by an explosion at Plagata’s house. A huge fire then […]
By: Emme Rose Santiagudo THE increasing price of rice in the market is an anomaly that must be stopped, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that there is no reason for the increase in rice prices given that the palay produce of the farmers are being sold at P15 to P16 a kilo. […]
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Modified open mufflers (tambucho) were destroyed in Dao, Capiz, morning of October 8, 2018. The Dao police led by Sr. Insp. Peter John Pisuena confiscated the modified open mufflers. Municipal Ordinance No. 04-2017 bans the use of modified open mufflers in motorcycles because these create noise and sometimes lead to traffic […]
By: Emme Rose Santiagudo THE Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc (IDFI) said that it wants a holistic tribe presentation for the 2019 Dinagyang Festival. IDFI Vice president Marissa Segovia said that they have been soliciting advices from consultants to ensure the creative and cultural aspect of the festival. “The upcoming festival will not be a usual presentation. […]
By: Gail T. Momblan THE Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas urged local officials in Boracay Island to reactivate the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) or Dengue Task Force after it was found that the island resort was at high risk of the mosquito-borne infection. The villages of Yapak, Balabag, and Manok-manok which compose the […]
