ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Business Park of property developer Megaworld Corp. has unveiled two 10-foot art installations depicting warriors of the Dinagyang Festival. The Dino and Dina art installations by AR Sculptura “represents the strength and bravery of the precolonial Ilonggo warrior,...
ILOILO CITY – Zestah Shalom Espinosa was crowned Miss Iloilo 2026, a pageant that is part of this year’s Dinagyang Festival. The 21-year-old Espinosa from Anilao town bested 11 other candidates. “This crown is not just mine. It belongs to all of you,” Espinosa said in her Facebook page on...
ILOILO CITY – Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Occeña Mateo has called out fellow Ilonggos after her Friday homecoming was criticized by online bashers. “I am always proud to be an Ilongga,” said Mateo, who hails from the northern Iloilo town of Balasan and represented Iloilo City in...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government led by neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas has been criticized for attempting to impose fees for people wearing costumes and mascots and offering souvenir photo services for the upcoming 2026 Dinagyang Festival. The Special Services Division of the Treñas...
ILOILO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved a new special economic zone in Iloilo. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto announced this week that the President signed Proclamation No. 1128 that declared several parcels of land in Mandurriao District here as an information technology...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with nearly P 6.5-million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation on Wednesday. Authorities identified the suspect as Matt, captain of Barangay Poblacion Tuble in San Dionisio town. Seized from the 39-year-old...
ILOILO CITY— Bayan Muna Panay called for accountability and welcomed the development that the P802-million unfinished flyover in Iloilo province will be completed this year. “While the public naturally wants this eyesore and safety hazard resolved, we stress that completion without...
ILOILO CITY – This city had three different police chiefs in the span of less than a week. Police Col. Wilbert Parilla became the acting chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, following the assignment of Police Col. Roland Bulalacao as the new chief of staff of the...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) vowed better services this year in Iloilo City and continue preparing for the expansion of services in Iloilo province. “There are new customer programs that we will be launching and improving this year here in Iloilo as well as in our...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government is giving away free tickets for the Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan, a competition among festivals of towns in Iloilo province as part of the 2026 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said they want more people to see the...
A man was bitten and strangled to death by an 11-foot python in Iloilo City early Sunday morning, Jan. 11. The victim Julius died in a dike in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao District. Residents were awakened by a loud thud around 4:30 a.m. and found the snake wrapped around the victim. Residents...
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....
