ILOILO CITY — Researchers at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province have successfully grown young slipper lobsters, which have big potential in the seafood industry. A YOUNG slipper lobster successfully...
ILOILO CITY – Bayan Panay slammed Mayor Jerry Treñas here for banning political speeches in the upcoming 2025 Dinagyang Festival. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos addresses the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. With her are Mayor Jerry Treñas and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. (Mayor...
ILOILO CITY —The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently opened the second One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines hub in Iloilo. DTI-Iloilo Provincial Director Maria Dinda R. Tamayo during the opening of the OTOP Philippines hub at Casa Real de Iloilo. (DTI-Iloilo) The...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested a security guard for indiscriminate firing on New Year’s Eve in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo province. The Barotac Nuevo Municipal Police Station said the 26-year-old security guard fired his gun towards the No Parking sign of a business establishment in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo has recorded 23 fireworks-related injuries as of Tuesday, Dec. 31. IMPROVISED cannon or ‘boga’ confiscated by the police in Iloilo. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Health Office recorded the figure from 6 a.m. on Dec. 21 to 5:59 a.m. on Dec. 31. The...
ILOILO CITY – Engr. Roy Pacanan, Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City district engineer, labeled Mayor Jerry Treñas as unethical and unprofessional. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (left) speaks to District Engineer Roy Pacanan of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY – Police here have seized 34 illegal noisemakers called “boga” or improvised cannons. Police Col. Kim Legada, Iloilo City Police Office chief, urged the people here to celebrate the New Year safely. ‘BOGA’ confiscated in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO) “We urge everyone to...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 5,201 farmers from Iloilo and Guimaras were freed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) of their debts as Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs). FARMER-BENEFICIARIES from Iloilo and Guimaras receive their land titles from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in...
ILOILO CITY – A 27-year-old man transporting food was killed in a motorcycle accident here on Christmas Eve. Authorities identified the victim as Vicmar Vintar Villanueva, a resident of Passi City. Investigation said Villanueva was driving a motorcycle on the way to Leganes, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said that it was necessary to temporarily halt operations for almost four hours at the Iloilo City Airport last Sunday, Dec. 22. “We recognize that this temporary closure may inconvenience travelers and impact the local...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways fully reopened the sinking Ungka Flyover on Monday, Dec. 23. THE Ungka Flyover that traverses Iloilo City and Pavia town fully opened on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (June Dale Lozada) The controversial flyover reopened ahead of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office has sought stronger cooperation from the people to address youth violence here following two separate stabbing incidents involving minors during Simbang Gabi (dawn Mass) last week. “We call on parents, guardians, community leaders, and stakeholders to...
