ILOILO CITY – A police officer assigned to a unit of the Police Regional Office-6 was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a pension house employee here. Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño, PRO-6 director, said that the 29-year-old suspect from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6 was nabbed...
BACOLOD CITY – The remains of 29-year-old Private First Class John Rey Brasil was brought to his hometown in Guimbal, Iloilo on Wednesday, June 10. “We kindly ask for your prayers and support for our family during this time. Thank you for your sympathy, condolences, and heartfelt messages,”...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) is beefing up monitoring of barangay officials allegedly involved in the illegal drugs trade in the province after eight of them were arrested this year. “This year alone, we have arrested three barangay captains, four barangay kagawads,...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) activated its newest 911 Satellite Command Center in Iloilo to enhance emergency response mechanisms. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief...
ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Task Force is investigating a foreigner allegedly behind 46 fake corporations registered in Iloilo and other parts of the country. “We have an ongoing investigation into a foreigner who faked his nationality to form...
ILOILO CITY – An abandoned fishpond in Leganes town, Iloilo province has been transformed into an eco-park that prioritizes the conservation of the “katunggan,” the native term for mangroves. Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. led the launching of the Provincial Katunggan Ecological and...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 is investigating police officers allegedly involved in illegal quarrying operations in Iloilo province. “(I have) directed the concerned units to conduct a comprehensive and fact-based investigation and coordinate with the proper government agencies to...
More than 7,000 Ilonggos, including informal settler families and low-income workers, are expected to benefit from two housing projects launched in Jaro, Iloilo on Thursday, May 28, under the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program. Department of Human Settlements...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Board cited the collaboration between the Panay Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and the research team of the University of the Philippines Visayas after the book Epics of Panay won in the 43rd National Book Awards. The team behind Humadapnon (Ginlawan):...
ILOILO CITY — The Archdiocese of Jaro celebrates two milestones – its 161st canonical anniversary on May 27 and the 61st dedication of Jaro Cathedral here on May 26. “A Catholic faithful of Jaro fully conscious of the affiliation that he or she belongs to Christ and to the local church...
ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo provincial government is set to start digital monitoring of its infrastructure and development projects to boost efforts in transparency after formally receiving its grant from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Gov. Arthur Defensor...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is probing a group of minors who chased and tried to stab another minor on Sunday afternoon, May 24. “We will not tolerate this kind of incident, and this must stop. Necessary coordination has already been made with concerned agencies for...
