By: Emme Rose Santiagudo ALL firecrackers and fireworks sold in the market are made in the Philippines. This was the assurance of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 in preparation for the New Year’s Eve. When buying firecrackers and fireworks, Felisa Judith Degala, chief of DTI-6’s Consumer Protection Division emphasized that the public should look […]
CUARTERO, Capiz – A 37-year-old farmer died after his head was crushed by a videoke machine that accidentally fell from a pickup car evening of Dec 27, 2018 at Brgy Putian here. Police identified the victim as Jorly Gerson, a resident of Brgy. Mahunod-hunod, Cuartero. Police investigation indicated that Gerson was about to board the […]
By: Gail T. Momblan THE Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) was selected as the partner institution of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Western Visayas for the Iloilo Center for Design, Prototyping and Modeling (FabLab). FabLab is a small-scale workshop offering digital fabrication, which is generally equipped with an array of flexible computer […]
OPERATIONS of passenger motorbancas, fastcrafts, roll on-roll off (RO-RO) boats and other sea vessels from Iloilo to various points in the country were cancelled on Dec 28, 2018 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Iloilo. The cancellation is due to the Storm Warning Signal No. 1 raised by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration […]
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday warned the operators of the Peryahan ng Bayan that they will be criminally prosecuted if they do not stop using the agency’s name and logo in their operations. In a press statement, PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the agency has received reports that the outlets of […]
By: Jennifer P. Rendon and Francis Allan L. Angelo ILOILO first district Rep. Oscar “Richard” Garin, Jr. and Mayor Oscar Garin Sr. of Guimbal, Iloilo surrendered their firearms to the PNP on Dec 28, 2018. The Garins made the move after PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde ordered on Dec 27 the cancellation of all Permits to Carry […]
THE National Police Commission 6 (Napolcom-6) wants to strip Guimbal, Iloilo Mayor Oscar Garin Sr. of his deputation power over the police. In a letter addressed to Commissioner Rogelio Casurao, Vice Chairperson and Executive Officer of Napolcom Central Office, Napolcom-6 “strongly recommend that his deputation over the police force within his territorial jurisdiction be withdrawn […]
SEVEN members of a police anti-illegal drugs unit were relieved following the controversial raid on the house of the relatives of slain Western Visayas drug lord Melvin Odicta Sr. Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao, Western Visayas police chief, ordered the relief of the seven police officers – a Police Senior Inspector, a Senior Police Officer 2, […]
By: Emme Rose Santiagudo THE Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc (IDFI) is confident that the construction of the new Freedom Grandstand in Muelle Loney, City Proper, Iloilo City will be finished in time for the Dinagyang Festival in January 2019. IDFI president Ramon Cua Locsin said Mayor Jose Espinosa plans to inaugurate the new Freedom Grandstand before […]
By: Gail T. Momblan MORE than 800 passengers are trapped in various sea ports in Panay following the cancellation of sea trips due to Tropical Depression Usman on Dec 28, 2018. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Western Visayas cancelled the trips after Western Visayas was placed under Signal No. 1 Friday, resulting in 854 passengers […]
By: Gail T. Momblan AS the New Year’s Eve draws near, the League of the Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) in Iloilo said some residents are expected to violate rules on the use of firecrackers, particularly the designation of firecracker zones. LMP-Iloilo president and Ajuy town mayor Jett Rojas said municipal and barangay plazas are usually […]
POLICE OFFICERS in Western Visayas were warned against firing their guns, especially in welcoming the New Year. For Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 director, he trusts police officers in the region to follow his directives sans the traditional taping of gun muzzles to discourage indiscriminate gun discharges during New Year’s Eve revelry. […]
