ILOILO CITY – Reelectionist Rep. Lorenz “Noy” Defensor of the third district will push amendments to the Revised Penal Code if he is elected to a third and final term. ILOILO third district Rep. Lorenz ‘Noy’ Defensor files his Certificate of Candidacy for the May elections on Friday,...
ILOILO CITY – Tensions were high after an emotional exchange between Mayor Ninfa Serag-Garin and Vice Mayor Mayor Marvigrace Getuya-Lago of San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. A VIDEO grab of the heated exchange between Mayor Ninfa Serag-Garin and Vice Mayor Mayor Marvigrace Getuya-Lago of San...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city, in a surprising announcement, dropped his reelection bid and endorsed his daughter Raisa Treñas-Chu as his successor. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas and daughter Raisa Treñas-Chu. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) “While it has been my intention to...
ILOILO CITY — The renewed absence of Mayor Jerry Treñas has prompted the Iloilo City Hall to explain the status of his health. Treñas (Arnold Almacen/CMO) “Mayor Jerry Treñas is currently in Manila for his semi-annual general checkup,” said the mayor’s spokesperson Joy Fantilaga...
ILOILO CITY – More than 5,000 voters beat the deadline for registration on Monday, September 30, at Festive Walk Mall in this city. ILOILO City residents troop to the last day of voter’s registration at Festive Walk Mall on Monday, September 30. (Mariela Oladive) Long lines were seen as the...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has picked young Mayor Nathalie Ann Debuque of Anilao town as his running-mate in the May 2025 elections. Defensor, who is seeking a third and final term as governor, inducted Debuque into the ruling Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) where...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) chief Sanny Boy Oropel said that the sinking flyover connecting this city to Pavia town, Iloilo will fully reopen on Christmas Day as accelerated repairs are ongoing. PROTESTERS flock to the sinking Ungka Flyover that...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher in Calinog town, Iloilo province, after more than a year of surveillance. The Calinog Municipal Police Station-Drug Enforcement Team nabbed the suspect, alias “Nejo,” in a buy-bust operation on Friday, September 27, in Barangay Dalid. A...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has urged the Information and Communications Technology industry in Western Visayas region to continue innovatiung. DICT Undersecretary Jocelle Batapa-Sigue (second from left) speaks at the Regional ICT Summit and...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has urged local government units in Western Visayas to update their Comprehensive Land Use Plan. REGIONAL Director Eva Maria Marfil (center) of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) speaks at the...
ILOILO CITY — A fish port rehabilitated and funded by South Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), opened in Concepcion town, Iloilo province on Tuesday, September 24. KOICA Country Director Kim Eunsab (right) and Iloilo Gov. Arthur 'Toto' Defensor inaugurate...
ILOILO CITY — Five minors were arrested for robbing the Public Order and Safety Management Office of the Iloilo city government over the weekend. According to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), the perpetrators were five boys. The oldest was 15 and his companions were a 13-year-old, an...
