Low-cost carrier Cebu Air Inc. has launched new domestic flights from Iloilo as part of its commitment to enhance inter-island connectivity and make air travel more accessible. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 21, the operator of Cebu Pacific said it will launch daily flights between Iloilo and...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Audit found mismanagement in the water district of Dueñas town, Iloilo province. A report said the government-owned Dueñas Water District was found to have irregularity in its fiscal operations – zero enforcement of collecting overdue accounts that nearly...
ILOILO CITY — The eighth most wanted person in Western Visayas region was arrested in this city on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ed, a 54-year-old farmer and a resident of Barangay Guihaman, Leganes town, Iloilo province. The warrant of arrest...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu weighing 1.2 kilos valued at more than P8.7 million was confiscated from two drug pushers in buy-bust operations from 4 a.m. Oct. 17 to 4 a.m. Oct. 18. SUSPECTED shabu worth P8.7 million was seized from two drug pushers in Iloilo City. Thirty-year-old Boss...
ILOILO CITY – Roel Castro, chief executive officer and president of city power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp., is the new president of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. CASTRO Castro was voted ILED president until 2026 in an election this week. He succeeded Angel de Leon...
ILOILO CITY – People here and neighboring towns are affected by a water shortage that started on Monday, Oct. 14, and ends on Saturday, Oct. 19. Customers of Metro Pacific Iloilo Water in this city as well as the municipalities of Leganes, Pavia, and Santa Barbara have been relying on rations or...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) said that a gang from outside this city was behind a grocery store robbery here in August. LEGADA (ICPO FB) ICPO chief Police Col. Kim Legada said on Wednesday, October 16, that the Termite Group was the perpetrator of the August 27 robbery of...
ILOILO CITY – Carles, the northernmost town in Iloilo province, celebrated the inaugural Hinugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival on October 14. NATIVE dancers perform at the Hinugyaw sa Kadagatan festival in Carles town, Iloilo province. (RJ Lens) Coinciding with the town fiesta in honor of patron...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen police chiefs in Iloilo province were reshuffled after the filing of Certificates of Candidacy last week. THE headquarters of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) in Santa Barbara town. (PNP/IPPO) Police Major Rolando Araño, spokesperson of the Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), this city’s lone power distributor, recently rewarded the 100,000th applicant for an electric meter connection. JANNETH dela Cruz receives a surprise from MORE Power for being its 100,000th customer in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) MORE...
ILOILO CITY – This city is set to host the 2024 National Dairy Summit from October 28 to 30. THE Western Visayas Dairy Farmers and Stakeholders Agriventures Inc. led by its president Johnny Que (right) hosts the 2024 National Dairy Summit from October 28 to 30 in Iloilo City. (Tara...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Provincial Board Member Marcelo Valentine “Val” Serag of the first district is not merely a legislator but also an eco-warrior. SERAG explains the vision and mission of Igbulawan Nature Farm in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Serag’s long-time...
