ILOILO CITY – The Internal Affairs Service (IAS) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) here has a new office. POLICE Lt. Col. Joemarie Occeño of the PNP-Regional IAS (seated right) and Barangay Captain James Conlu ink an agreement for the PNP-IAS office at the Barangay Hall of Barrio Obrero in...
ILOILO CITY – Consumer group Bantay ng Bayan 101 (BNB) Association has urged better power services in southern Iloilo province. LINEMEN of MORE Power at work in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The BNB 101 has issued a resolution asking Iloilo Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin to push for the expansion of...
ILOILO CITY — The 5th Philippine Environment Summit is pushing climate neutrality. THE 5th Philippine Environment Summit in Iloilo City ends on Friday, Feb. 21. (MICE Center Iloilo) “Instead of feeling desperate or helpless, we are gathering stories on how different sectors of...
AMA Rural Bank of Mandaluyong Inc. (ARB), owned by businessman Amable Aguiluz, has demanded that the Department of Education (DepEd) remit ₱ 1.495 billion in unremitted collections from public school teachers, warning of legal action against key officials. In a letter dated Feb. 12, 2025, ARB...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and sister company Negros Power is eyeing a partnership with a subsidiary of the Manila Electric Co. to modernize facilities in Iloilo and Negros Occidental. MORE Electric and Power Corp. and executives of Meralco Industrial Engineering...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Richard Garin of Miag-ao town in southern Iloilo province assured that the bandstand would not be demolished as part of the plaza rehabilitation. “Ang bandstand, wara gina bakbak. Indi ria madura, ibutang lang sa insakto nga lugar (The bandstand won’t be destroyed....
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo police confiscated illegal drugs worth more than P13.1 million in the first 45 days of this year. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office said that 1,933.48 grams of shabu were seized from 61 suspected drug pushers from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, 2025. SUSPECTED shabu valued at P2...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed officials to fast-track infrastructure projects in Western Visayas. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) presides over the Regional Development Council meeting in Iloilo City on Feb. 13. (PCO) The President made the directive...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. is eyeing to establish a smart and green government center in Iloilo province. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (standing behind) greets (from right) Iloilo Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr., Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, and Bacolod City...
President Marcos has urged Iloilo local government chief executives to coordinate with the national government in developing infrastructure projects in the province. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Iloilo local chief executives during his visit in Iloilo City on Feb. 13, 2025....
ILOILO CITY — More than 3,000 Ilonggo beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are set to get jobs. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Feb. 13 job fair for 4Ps beneficiaries in Iloilo City. (Presidential...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Maros Jr. visited this city for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 13. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits Iloilo City on Thursday, Feb. 13. (DSWD-6) Marcos has visited Passi City, a component city in Iloilo province, since becoming president, but it...
