BONOAN ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas has threatened to declare Secretary Manuel Bonoan of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as persona non grata over the alleged lack of formal update on the substandard Ungka II Flyover pet project of former Ilonggo Sen. Franklin Drilon in...
ILOILO CITY — Officials here have asserted that a duathlon race embroiled in a controversy is not a part of the 2023 Dinagyang Festival. PARTICIPANTS in the 1st Iloilo City of Love Dinagyang Duathlon. (The Adbenturistik) Mayor Jerry Trenas warned events organizers from using the Dinagyang...
THE Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH) in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province is a 300-bed general hospital. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has been urged to probe the alleged delay of salaries and Covid-19 benefits of health workers at the Western...
FIREMEN and policemen respond to an explosion at the headquarters of the Iloilo City Police Office on Sunday, Jan. 8. (ICPO) ILOILO CITY – Three persons – a police officer and two civilians – were injured in an explosion that rocked the headquarters of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a 4.4 kilometer road, which it said, has economically benefited the local farmers in the highland communities in Lemery, iloilo. In a statement on Jan 7, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the concreted road has provided a more...
ASILO de Molo, which caters to the elderly, is one of the beneficiaries of MORE Electric and Power Corp. in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) ILOILO CITY – Since taking over as the sole power distributor here in 2020, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) continues to extend financial assistance to...
ILOILO CITY — Two more towns in Iloilo have been affected by African Swine Fever (ASF). HOGS ready to be transported in Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office confirmed that hogs in Barangays Libertad and Merced in Banate and Barangay La Fortuna in Barotac Viejo...
ILOILO CITY – At least nine diplomats will attend the Dinagyang Festival here this month. TRIBU Angola performs with the Museum of Philippine Economic History in the background at the ‘Dagyang sa Calle Real’ event of the 2020 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Confirmed to attend...
ILOILO CITY – Fewer major criminal incidents in Western Visayas region were recorded in 2022. Data from Police Regional Office (PRO-6) showed that a total of 2,783 incidents of the eight focus crimes, namely, murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, and stealing of vehicles were...
ILOILO CITY — A woman was wounded by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve in Iloilo City. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Kate Cambronero of Barangay Rizal in La Paz District. Cambronero was in bed when the stray bullet hit her left leg at past 9 p.m. She was taken to the hospital. The...
A 50-year-old father died in the latest fire incident that hit Iloilo City this holiday season. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Iloilo City identified the victim as Arvin Angkay of Barangay Quezon. Fire Officer 3 John Anthony Triveles said that Angkay was found lifeless outside a room of his...
ILOILO CITY — A village watchman or barangay tanod was killed in a road crash in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Jessie Surriga of Barangay Inangayan, Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Municipal Police Station said Surriga was killed late Wednesday night when his...
