ILOILO CITY – Graft and corruption charges have been filed against key officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-6 for allegedly rigging the bidding process in favor of Iloilo-based International Builders Corp. (IBC), the biggest contractor in Western Visayas region. The complaint...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) renewed the call for ethical journalism following the recent conviction for cyber libel of broadcast journalist Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. “The struggle for press freedom must go hand-in-hand with a deep commitment to ethical...
ILOILO CITY—Ilonggo cuisine and society took center stage at the recent 11th Iloilo Theater Festival (ILOTF) organized by the University of San Agustin (USA). In the play “Halo-Halo Atbp.,” the USA Little Theater (USALT) staged four short plays that fuse key known Ilonggo food staples while...
ILOILO CITY – Broadcaster Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. was found guilty of three counts of cyber libel filed by contractor Shariko Salcedo, three days after losing in the elections for councilor here. The Iloilo City Regional Trial Court Branch 39 on Thursday, May 15, found Capulot guilty. He...
ILOILO CITY – The Medical City (TMC) Iloilo based in this city was recently awarded as Secondary Hospital of the Year by Healthcare Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. TMC Iloilo was the first hospital outside of Luzon awarded by Healthcare Asia, the leading industry group of Asia’s hospital...
ILOILO CITY – Jaro Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Billones said Pope Francis was the epitome of mercy. ARCHBISHOP Midyphil ‘Dodong’ Billones (left) speaks during the April 26, 2025 Requiem Mass that coincided with the funeral of Pope Francis at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in...
ILOILO CITY – The city government said no deaths were caused directly by heat stroke here. “We wish to clarify that recent reports regarding heat-related illnesses in Iloilo City do not reflect any immediate heat stroke fatalities,” said the Iloilo city government in an official...
ILOILO CITY—Iloilo mourned the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. The Archdiocese of Jaro has called on the faithful in Iloilo City, the 42 towns and component city in Iloilo province, and the five towns in Guimaras province to offer prayers for Pope Francis. “We mourn his death because of...
ILOILO CITY — After returning to the country late last year from exile, former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here participated in the Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) on Good Friday. FORMER Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of Iloilo City carries the cross during the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) on Good...
ILOILO CITY—A low-cost airline and affiliate of Singapore Airlines has launched direct international flights to and from the Iloilo Airport. THE maiden Scoot Airlines to Iloilo City arrives from Singapore at the Iloilo International Airport on Monday, April 14, 2025. ...
Electric distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) welcomed the energization of a new transformer of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in Iloilo City. THE swinging of the Baldoza feeder using a bypass line to facilitate load transfer to the newly commissioned 100 MVA...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections has inked an agreement with MORE Electric and Power Corp. to ensure reliable electricity in this city in the May 12 elections. Comelec-6 Regional Director Atty. Dennis Ausan (second from right) inks an agreement with MORE Power...
