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Clean Iloilo wows lawyers
This city's cleanliness and the Ilonggos' friendliness impressed the thousands of lawyers who attended the 17th National Convention of Lawyers from March 28 to 31 at the Iloilo Convention Center, according to Mayor Jose ...
- April 1, 2019
Coastal cleanup not enough-CENRO
Cleanups alone cannot solve the problem on marine debris; we need to stop it at the source, stressed Engr. Noel Hechanova, the city environment and natural resources officer (CENRO). Hechanova said public awareness regarding ...
- September 23, 2010
Waterfront village execs tapped for river cleanup
Twenty-four officials of waterfront t barangays joined a recent workshop for the Jaro River cleanup at the Panay Power Training Center in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district. The initiative, organized by the City Environment ...
- June 16, 2018
Oil spill evacuees may now go home
ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ...
- March 4, 2014
Aklan agri-fishery council aims for nat'l Gawad Saka
The Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) is vying for honors in the national Gawad Saka search for outstanding agricultural achievers. The council was recognized as regional awardee for Outstanding ...
- June 6, 2017
Dynamite fishing suspects charged
Three fishermen from Barangay Buenavista in the coastal town of Carles were accused of dynamite fishing by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force. Docketed as criminal case number 3979, the complaint about the ...
- September 27, 2015
86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo
A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally ...
- September 6, 2018
Tourists urged to report erring tour operators, resort owners
Tourists visiting the famous Gigantes Island in the northern Iloilo town of Carles have been urged to report unregulated tourist operators and opportunistic resort owners. Carles Mayor Seigfredo Betita, in a phone interview ...
- September 18, 2019
'Prayers for families of teachers in sea mishap'
The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas called on the whole DepEd family to pray and support the families of teachers who perished in a sea tragedy here. "We enjoin our DepEd family ...
- August 5, 2019
Search, rescue and retrieval ops end: All passengers, crew accounted
The search, rescue and retrieval operations for survivors and casualties of Saturday's capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait have ended. All the 83 passengers and 13 boat crewmen have been accounted. The crew ...
- August 8, 2019