ILOILO CITY – A bedridden woman was killed while almost 150 persons were displaced in a fire in this city on Tuesday, Jan. 7. AN aerial of the Jan. 7 fire that killed an elderly and displaced almost 150 people in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) Authorities identified the victim as Susan Aytuna of...
ILOILO CITY – To avoid a repeat of the massive blackouts that affected Iloilo and Panay Island last year, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) urged the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to complete its substation in this city. A LINEMAN of MORE Power...
ILOILO CITY – Bayan Panay slammed Mayor Jerry Treñas here for banning political speeches in the upcoming 2025 Dinagyang Festival. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos addresses the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. With her are Mayor Jerry Treñas and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. (Mayor...
ILOILO CITY – Engr. Roy Pacanan, Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City district engineer, labeled Mayor Jerry Treñas as unethical and unprofessional. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (left) speaks to District Engineer Roy Pacanan of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY – Police here have seized 34 illegal noisemakers called “boga” or improvised cannons. Police Col. Kim Legada, Iloilo City Police Office chief, urged the people here to celebrate the New Year safely. ‘BOGA’ confiscated in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO) “We urge everyone to...
ILOILO CITY – A 27-year-old man transporting food was killed in a motorcycle accident here on Christmas Eve. Authorities identified the victim as Vicmar Vintar Villanueva, a resident of Passi City. Investigation said Villanueva was driving a motorcycle on the way to Leganes, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said that it was necessary to temporarily halt operations for almost four hours at the Iloilo City Airport last Sunday, Dec. 22. “We recognize that this temporary closure may inconvenience travelers and impact the local...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways fully reopened the sinking Ungka Flyover on Monday, Dec. 23. THE Ungka Flyover that traverses Iloilo City and Pavia town fully opened on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (June Dale Lozada) The controversial flyover reopened ahead of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office has sought stronger cooperation from the people to address youth violence here following two separate stabbing incidents involving minors during Simbang Gabi (dawn Mass) last week. “We call on parents, guardians, community leaders, and stakeholders to...
A fine-dining restaurant’s version of batchoy, the noodle-based soup synonymous with Iloilo City, the country’s first United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Creative City of Gastronomy, has sparked an online debate among Ilonggos. THE deconstructed batchoy by Hapag...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo Chapter awarded outstanding Ilonggo entrepreneurs on Thursday, Dec. 19. RECIPIENTS of the Ilonggo Entrepreneur Awards 2024 handed out by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry pose during the awarding ceremony....
ILOILO CITY — Ilonggos have been urged anew to rebrand Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Iloilo’s foremost national hero. ASSISTANT Prof. Frances Anthea R. Redison besides a portrait of national hero Graciano Lopez-Jaena at Centro de Graciano in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “Our gathering today to...
