ILOILO CITY – The police chief and a station commander here have been removed from their posts over the alleged mishandling of the investigation on the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan. Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan announced that Police Col....
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has approved a 10-day gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival that will have its weekend highlight from Jan. 23 to 25. Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFORs) will be suspended from 12:01...
ILOILO CITY – Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed to rid the Bureau of Fire Protection, an attached agency, of corruption this year. “We will clean up the BFP. In my opinion, it is one of the most corrupt organizations in the country,”...
ILOILO CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla dispelled rumors linking the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan to the flood control scandal. “It is fair to conclude it was death by accident,” said Remulla on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after attending the...
ILOILO CITY – Inclement weather due to the northeast monsoon left some P13.5-million worth of damage in the coastal municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo, based on the final rapid damage assessment and needs analysis conducted by the local disaster risk reduction and management (LDRRM) office....
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has requested a 10-day gun ban and signal jamming as part of security measures for the 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The ICPO under Police Col. Kim Legada has asked Mayor Raisa Treñas and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) to pass a...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) under Police Col. Bayani Razalan on Sunday reported their achievements for 2025. Razalan said nearly P166-million worth of suspected shabu was seized from 515 drug suspects in 3,371 anti-drug operations from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Police in 42...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 and the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) have urged the public to stop speculating over the death of Duenas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan. “PRO-6 appeals to the public to refrain from speculation and to allow investigators to perform their...
ILOILO CITY – Suspended Cavite fourth district Rep. Kiko Barzaga linked the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan to the flood control scandal. Barzaga urged an investigation on the death of Lamasan in a 50-second video in his Facebook page on Friday, Jan. 2. “The timing and...
ILOILO CITY – Police have requested an autopsy on the body of Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan of Dueñas, Iloilo and a paraffin test on her partner. Police Col. Kim Legada, chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), said the two requests are still pending. Lamasan died on New Year’s Eve while...
ILOILO CITY – Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan of Dueñas town, Iloilo province died on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, one day after an alleged accidental shooting on Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, at her residence here. The 49-year-old allegedly did not survive a follow-up surgery on Wednesday. Her death...
ILOILO CITY – Families of three boys will welcome the New Year without them after they drowned while trying to cross a river at Moroboro Dam in Dingle town, Iloilo province. Authorities identified the fatalities as 11-year-old Angelo, 12-year-old Jim, and 13-year-old Jar. “The local government...
