To ensure that public school teachers can devote more time to classroom teaching, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the issuance of a policy that rationalizes public school teachers’ workload and defines ancillary tasks and assignments that can be given to them. NOEL PABALATE / FILE...
ILOILO CITY — Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) begins water rationing on Tuesday, April 30, in this city and two neighboring towns as prolonged dry spell is negatively impacting water sources. THE prolonged dry spell is affecting water level at Aganan River and impacting the potable...
ILOILO CITY – The Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in this city is set to serve patients beginning next month. THE newly-inaugurated Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Iloilo City. (Office of Iloilo City...
ILOILO CITY – The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is funding the construction of the 15-story medical building of the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) in this city. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez lead the groundbreaking...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives, which holds the power of the purse, will provide the needed funds to ensure the completion of the Jalaur River multi-purpose dam and irrigation system project in...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 seized suspected shabu worth more than P2.6 million here on Tuesday, April 24. The Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit-6 under Police Capt. Glenn Soliman confiscated a total of 390 grams of shabu from suspects alias Mico and Ryan. POLICE arrested...
ILOILO CITY – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expanded its Responsible Seafood Sourcing Program in Iloilo. BLUE crab farmers in Iloilo are supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). (US Embassy in the Philippines)...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education denied reports that two teachers recently died of heat stroke in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. The DepEd called the report by Iloilo-based XFM Radyo Patrol Iloilo as “highly inaccurate and misleading.” The radio station reported on Tuesday,...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, police chief of this city, warned the public against an individual using his name to scam people. CORONICA (Tara Yap) “Gusto ko lang i-warn ang publiko nga may magtawag kag magpakilala nga ako, i-validate gid nila kung ako gid (I want to warn the...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Unilab Foundation Inc. (UFI) to bolster its mental health programs. THE Iloilo provincial government and Unilab Foundation Inc. (UFI) ink an agreement to bolster mental health programs....
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government placed this city under a state of calamity due to water shortage. The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) during a special session on Monday, April 22. THE...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling for the reduction of pork importation as many areas in the country are still recovering from the impact of African Swine Fever (ASF). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (left) partakes of a ‘lechon’ or roasted pig at the...
