*Photo above shows the inauguration of the first permanent sub-station of MORE Power in Iloilo City, attended by (from left) magnate, Enrique Razon Jr.; Megaworld Executive Vice President, Kevin Tan; Iloilo City Mayor, Jerry Treñas; and MORE Power President and CEO, Roel Castro.  (Arnold...
ILOILO CITY – The National Nutrition Council, an attached agency of the Department of Health, has named Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office,  as the National Outstanding Provincial Nutrition Action Officer. DR. Maria Socorro...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has energized a mobile sub-station to serve the Molo District while the permanent sub-station is undergoing rehabilitation. MORE Power has energized a mobile power sub-station in Iloilo City while the Molo District sub-station is...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office has launched motorcycle-riding policemen dubbed Iloilo Motorcops Anti-Crime and Emergency Responders or Motoronda Squad to combat crime in the province. MOTORCYCLE cops have been deployed to patrol the province of Iloilo. (IPPO) “The initiative...
ILOILO CITY – The Paraw Regatta Festival here resumed after a three-year break due to the pandemic and celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sunday, March 19. COLORFUL native sailboats race on the Iloilo Strait, the body of water separating Iloilo City and the island-province of Guimaras in the 50th...
ILOILO CITY – Two major fires hit neighboring Barangays Rizal Lapuz Sur and Jalandoni Estate-Lapuz in this city in less than 24 hours on Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18. A DRONE photo of the Saturday, March 18, fire in Barangay Rizal Lapuz Sur, Iloilo City. (Iloilo City DRRMO- USAR) The...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) of the Iloilo City government nine months after it was hastily implemented. COMMUTERS ride a mini-bus in Iloilo City. The Land Transportation Franchising and...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) is set to become the first higher educational institution in Western Visayas to offer a meteorology course. Dr. Raul Muyong, ISAT-U president, said they are just awaiting approval and the course might be available starting...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested three suspected drug pushers and seized shabu valued at P2.47 million in buy-bust operations here. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 (Western Visayas) identified the suspects as Gemar Marcelo Gevero, Michael Villanueva Seguiter, and Earl Decla Orbong. Gevero...
ILOILO CITY – The local government of Passi, a component city in Iloilo province, is looking forward to strengthening its partnership with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). PAUL Lee of Magnolia Hotshots was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 PBA All-Star Game hosted by Passi...
ILOILO CITY – Jeepney drivers and operators here received cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. A total of 500 jeepney drivers and operators belonging to the Western Visayas Transport Cooperative (WVTC) from various districts here...
ILOILO CITY – An express delivery company in Jaro District here was robbed of P623,000 by three men on Wednesday night, March 1. Police have identified two suspects in the robbery of J&T. “We have identified two of the three suspects,” said Major Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the...
