ILOILO CITY — Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, police chief here, said there is no reason to be alarmed over the big haul of shabu in this city recently. CORONICA (Tara Yap) “We have to consider that Iloilo City is only a transshipment point and not mainly for consumption in the city,” said...
ILOILO CITY – More than P7.1-million worth of shabu was seized by the anti-drug unit of the Police Regional Office-6 in a buy-bust operation here on Monday, March 18. SUSPECTED shabu worth P7.1 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City on March 18. (PRO-6/RPDEU-6) The PRO-6...
ILOILO CITY – Thirteen World War II veterans were honored during the 79th Victory Day for Panay, Guimaras, and Romblon Islands on Monday, March 18. SURVIVING World War II veterans were honored during the 79th Victory of Panay, Guimaras, and Romblon Islands on Monday, March 18. (PVAO Iloilo)...
ILOILO CITY – A fire in the heritage district or the old Central Business District here on Friday night, March 15, damaged more than P8 million in property. AN aerial photo of the nine-hour fire that struck a heritage area in Iloilo City. (Federation FIRE Iloilo) An initial report by...
ILOILO CITY – The West Visayas State University (WVSU) has ordered a retake of the College Admission Test on March 10 following the public uproar over the alleged leakage of questions. The WVSU administration and its Board of Regents announced on Friday, March 15, that it invalidated the results...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas announced in a press conference on Friday, March 15, that daughter Raisa Treñas-Chu is running for Congress representing this city's lone district in next year's local elections. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (center) with his daughter Raisa Treñas-Chu (left) and Rep....
ILOILO CITY – The University of Agustin (USA) here has resumed hosting an international science conference after the Covid-19 pandemic. The recent 2nd Iloilo International Conference on Advance Natural Products Technologies (I2CANProTech-II) brought together scientists and scientific researchers...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology is partnering with two universities to pilot a wind-turbine project in Concepcion, Iloilo. DOST-Iloilo Provincial Director Engr. Sheila Oberio, DOST-6 head of Research and Development Section, CPU representatives, and NISU-AREC...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office was recently awarded for promoting women’s rights and promoting gender rights in Western Visayas during the observance of National Women’s Month here. POLICE Col. Joeresty Coronica (third from left, photo above) and Police Lt. Col. Lindley...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas said nobody from the immediate family of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is running for an elective post in the 2025 midterm elections here. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos attends the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City in January 2023 with Mayor Jerry Treñas...
ILOILO CITY – Residents of this city, Iloilo province, and the island-province of Guimaras will not have a convenient and easy Sunday as the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines will impose a 12-hour blackout in these areas to conduct maintenance activities. In an advisory, the power...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), through the 301st Infantry Brigade (IB), provided medical and financial assistance to a lady New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wounded in an encounter with government forces in Iloilo recently. THE family of wounded New People’s Army...
