Massive blackout hits Panay, Negros Islands

Commercial centers in Panay and Negros Island suffered from massive blackout Tuesday afternoon due to the tripping of 138 KV Kabankalan-Bacolod transmission lines 1 and 2.

Commercial centers in Panay and Negros Island suffered from massive blackout Tuesday afternoon due to the tripping of 138 KV Kabankalan-Bacolod transmission lines 1 and 2.

The city government here has assured additional assistance to the local police for added visibility in order to deter crime and other forms of lawlessness.

A groundwater level study is currently being conducted in six towns of Iloilo province by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) in response to report that Iloilo is one of the identified critical areas in the country in terms of groundwater extraction that needs immediate rehabilitation.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) cited Iloilo City’s premier cultural event, the Dinagyang Festival, for promoting “It’s More Fun in Philippines” in the United States of America recently.

Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. and Iloilo First District congressman-elect Arcadio Gorriceta are among those who beat the Commission on Elections (Comelec) deadline for the submission of the campaign fund.

The town of Mina, Iloilo has opened its Balay Paglaum, a center for Children in Conflict with the Law, women and children.

The Iloilo Sangguniang Panlalawigan has confirmed the appointment of Atty. Raul Tiosayco, Jr. as their new secretary during their regular session Friday.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency regional office (PDEA-6) here has arrested a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation the other day in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Lapaz district here

Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has cautioned the Metro Iloilo Water District interim board of directors not to be too drastic on rescinding the P1.3 billion contract of bulk water supplier but must continue on seeking a win-win solution to the present predicament of the water district.

This early the Iloilo Provincial Health Office is sending out warning to parents of school children to make sure that the street food they are buying is sanitary so to avoid acquiring diseases such as Typhoid, Cholera,and Hepatitis A.
