‘Deaths of Chiva brothers should discourage criminal acts’

Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon

Chief Supt. Samuel Pagdilao Jr., police regional director, said over the weekend the death of two members of the Chiva-Fajardo Robbery Group in a shootout with authorities should serve as a stern warning to notorious criminal gangs.

PDEA 6 destroys P5M worth of drugs

Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

About P5 million worth of illegal drugs will be destroyed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 this morning at the agency’s headquarters in Fort San Pedro

IPPO PHOTO

Gilbert Chiva, who had two arrest warrants for robbery, dies after an encounter with authorities Saturday morning.

Mabilog faces case for removal of illegal structures

Montesa Griño-Caoyonan

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has ordered the Task Force Asis to continue the demolition of illegal structures along the city’s sidewalks despite the case filed against him by an affected tenant.

ILOILO NEWS

30 LGUs in Western Visayas get DOH citation for blood donation

Thirty Local Government Units in Western Visayas were cited by the Department of Health for their active roles in the promotion of the National Voluntary Blood Services Program.

PDEA-6 monitors 4 drug groups

Four drug groups remain active in Western Visayas even after the recent neutralization of the Segovia drug group operating in Bacolod City, records of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 show.

City police to deploy teams to monitor SONA assemblies

The Iloilo City Police Office will deploy a platoon of its Civil Disturbance Management team and will put another platoon on stand-by as reserve force to monitor mass actions for the President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s first state of the nation address today.

Defensor assures PWDs of support from Capitol

Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has assured persons with disabilities in Iloilo province that they will have the support of the provincial government.

DPWH monitors public buildings’ compliance with Accessibility Law

The Department of Public Works and Highways is bent on finding out if government buildings and structures in the country are complying with the provisions of the Accessibility Law.

PANAY NEWS

Guv places Capiz under state of impending dengue outbreak

ROXAS CITY – The rising dengue fever deaths and cases in Capiz including those in Roxas City has prompted Gov. Victor Tanco Sr. to declare a state of an impending outbreak of dengue cases in the province.

CEH using hallways, alleys to accommodate patients

ROXAS CITY – Humanitarian considerations rise above all else at Capiz Emmanuel Hospital. It does not refuse to admit patients who were not accommodated by other hospitals for lack of space.

Black Nazarene to visit Sapian anew

SAPIAN, Capiz – After two years, the Black Nazarene of Quiapo will again visit this town from August 15 to August 24.

BUSINESS NEWS

More than 600 ‘Tindahan Natin’ converted to ‘Barangay Bigasan’

Six hundred fourteen new Barangay Bigasan Outlets in Western Visayas will now sell NFA rice at P25, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the National Food Authority.

Good second quarter for RP: exec

MANILA – An official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas sees continued growth of the domestic economy in the second quarter of this year.

DOLE chief seeking intensified enforcement of labor standards

The Department of Labor and Employment will strengthen and intensify its inspection program to maximize employers’ compliance with labor standards and protect workers rights

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