ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel is the second casualty in an encounter on September 19 with the 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army in Lambunao, Iloilo. The NPA rebel was identified as Jemar Diaz, a resident of Tapaz, Capiz. THE body of a New People’s Army (NPA)...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain who went missing for a week was found dead in Barangay Tacayan, Tapaz, Capiz. The body of Wennie Dimas of Barangay Aglupacan, Tapaz was found floating on a river by a barangay tanod (watchman). THE body of Wennie Dimas, a barangay captain, was found floating on a...
ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the first-ever Coffee, Cacao, and Coconut (CoCaNut) Congress from November 8 to 10 organized by the Panay Organization for Progressive Agriculture (POPA) Cooperative chaired by Dr. Louie Tirador. “The economic value of these three commodities is very high,”...
ILOILO CITY – A soldier was killed and another was wounded in an encounter between the 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Agdalusan, Barangay Jayobo, Lambunao, Iloilo on Tuesday, September 19. The Army withheld the names of the casualty and wounded soldier...
ILOILO CITY – A man was shot dead by his uncle and a retired cop after he ran amuck in Lambunao, Iloilo. Police identified the victim was identified as Alleindre Leysa Literato. The Lambunao Municipal Police Station said the 44-year-old Literato ran amuck on Thursday night, September 15, and...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) has been launched to serve as a reconciliatory group and promote responsible journalism in the age of social media. ILOILO Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) officials and members take their oath before retired Supreme Court Associate Justice...
ILOILO CITY – Routes for electronic buses or E-buses that are a joint project of two major companies were launched in this city as part of modernizing and promoting environmentally-friendly transportation. ONE of the 10 units of the SM Iloilo Electric Bus, a joint project between MORE Power and...
ILOILO CITY – The third annual coffee fair returned to Festive Walk Iloilo this weekend. PARTICIPANTS of the ‘Timpla Ta: Coffee Fair Year 3’ in Iloilo City. (Festive Walk Iloilo) “This is our third straight year of hosting an enchanting celebration of coffee culture. We are delighted...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. presented the socialized housing project of the Iloilo provincial government during a meeting of a group under the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) in Japan. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. speaks during a meeting of the United Nations...
ILOILO CITY – The University of San Agustin (USA) in this city is hosting this year's Asian Youth Theatre Festival (AYTF) 2023. The AYTF 2023 will bring together theater arts groups from 13 Asian countries – Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Grains Retailers, Traders, Millers, and Rice Importers Association has urged lawmakers to reconsider the provision on hoarding as stipulated in Senate Bill No. 2432 or the proposed Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act. A RICE retailer in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap)...
Some 920,000 public school teachers may soon receive their delayed Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Sept. 14. A total of P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 PBB was released by the DBM for personnel in public elementary and secondary...
