FIRE. A fire burns over 60 houses during a conflagration in Barangay Habog-Habog Salvacion in Molo district, Iloilo City on Dec. 16, 2023. The city government has allocated PHP14 million to buy food and non-food items in case of calamities this year. (File photo by CDRRMO-USAR) ILOILO CITY – The city government here has allocated P14 million for food and…
IN A HURRY. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has sought the help of Congress to have power issues in the Western Visayas region fixed immediately and avoid a repeat of the outage that plunged Panay, Guimaras, and portions of Negros Occidental in darkness on Jan. 2-5, 2024. In an interview on Tuesday (Jan. 9), Defensor said…
POLANGUI, Albay — Albay town mayors, led by Mayor Raymond Adrian E. Salceda of this municipality, Albay Chapter president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), support the popular call to amend the 1987 Constitution by way of People’s Initiative, Salceda said that during the league’s chapter meeting on January 8, majority of…
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Thursday reiterated its call for all barangays in the region to establish a common area where the people can safely use firecrackers to avoid further increase in fireworks-related injuries. The advisory was issued after the health agency recorded an increase in the number of persons injured by firecrackers from…
LEGAZPI CITY – Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has hailed the resumption of the PNR Naga-Legazpi train service that he had strongly endorsed. He said he expects the rail service resumption last December 27 to usher in a more active commerce, cheaper and convenient mode of transport for passengers and merchandise alike between the…
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte has agreed to shoulder as much as 20 seats per flight on the Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) direct route from this city to Cebu for six months starting December 2023 to boost the province’s tourism sector. On Monday, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) unanimously approved an urgent resolution authorizing the governor to…
THE 2023 Kilusan ng Bagong Lipunan (KBL) North Luzon Conference became livelier with the launch of Miss KBL and band competitions during the event in Mabalacat, Pampanga recently. It was likewise a happy occasion with the personal appearance of former jukebox queen and ex- vice governor of Camarines Sur, Imelda Papin. The event held at…
POLANGUI, Albay – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has recently announced that this premier town has successfully passed the criteria of the 2023 Seal of Good Governance. It emerged as the lone awardee in Albay and one of the few to garner the honor in the Bicol Region. In a recent letter…
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) proudly launched the Mobile Modular Food Processing Facility (MMFPF) on November 23, 2023. This first MMFPF truck, labeled as FoodtrIP, aims to cater to the food processing needs of various provinces in the country. This facility can also serve as a food processing training and…
IT’S the first time that the yearly National Science Technology and Innovation Week (NSTW) of the Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST) was held in Iloilo City from Nov. 22-26. The DOST aims to bring several of the latest innovative products and services closer to local government units and industries, assisting their respective operations and…
