OFIANGA Marianne Kaye Ledesma Ofianga from Iloilo City never expected to top the June 2022 Architect Licensure Examination (ALE). “My first reaction was I didn’t want to believe it. But it’s gradually sinking in,” said Marianne after the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the...
THE Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH) in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo is now a 300-bed general hospital. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A sanitarium that used to treat leprosy patients in Iloilo has been elevated into a general hospital. The Department of Health (DOH) inaugurated...
OFFICIALS unveil the Digital Transformation Center (DTC) marker in Passi City, Iloilo Wednesday, June 22. (PIA-6) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) opened Wednesday, June 22, the first Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Western Visayas (Region 6)...
REGULAR commuters in Iloilo City still scramble to get rides, especially rush hour, as the city government implements a modernized transportation that is supposed to phase out old jeepneys and replace them with mini-buses. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Progressive group Bayan Panay is calling on the...
THE newly renovated Molo Plaza in Iloilo City reopened Friday, June 17, after undergoing renovation. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) ILOILO CITY – The newly renovated Molo Plaza in Molo district here has reopened. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) officially turned over the Molo...
THE faculty and staff of the Malitbog National High School in Calinog, Iloilo. (DepEd-6 photo) ILOILO CITY – A public school in Iloilo is one of the three schools in the country vying for the World’s Best School Prize of T4 Education, a global education organization. Malitbog National High...
ILOILO CITY – A drug dealer who had previously spent 10 years in prison was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday night in Pototan town in Iloilo. Cops arrest Ryan Ace Pendon Jallorina, a high-valued drug personality in Iloilo province. (RPDEU-6) The raiders found at least P2.3-million...
As the borders open and the restrictions on traveling loosen, we get to discover more places once again. For our first trip outside Luzon this 2022, we found our way to the heart of the Philippine archipelago, Iloilo City. Did you know that the name of Iloilo was derived from the shape of the city?...
TWO NPA rebels surrender in Dingle, Iloilo. (82IB) ILOILO CITY — Over a period of more than three weeks, four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels decided to surrender in Panay and Negros Islands. “More rebels are now convinced to surrender due to the increasing awareness of the government's...
RESCUERS respond to a June 10 road accident in New Lucena, Iloilo in which a father and his two sons were killed. (IPPO) ILOILO CITY – A father and his two sons died while three others were injured when the tricycle they were riding in was rammed by a truck Friday, June 10, in New Lucena,...
ILOILO Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. and Iloilo Rep. Lorenz ‘Noy’ Defensor, with their mother Cosette, after they were proclaimed winners by the Commission on Elections last May 11. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Reelected Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. was the highest spender in Iloilo...
THE Metro Pacific Iloilo Water has started replacing old water meters in Iloilo City and neighboring towns. (MPIW) ILOILO CITY – A P102-million project to replace old water meters is under way here and neighboring towns. The Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned...
