ILOILO CITY – The Business Permit and Licensing Division (BPLD) here reported a 15 percent increase in business permit renewals in January. THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) The BPLD which is under the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion (LEDIP) Office said...
Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks, the athlete and contender for Miss Universe Philippines, continues to be a story of sheer determination. BROOKS (FB) But the 22-year-old Alexie never had an easy life. She literally never knew her parents, including her Ilongga mother and her Black American father...
ILOILO CITY – Devotees of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles), the patron saint of Western Visayas region, have been urged to be a light to others. DEVOTEES flock to the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City on Friday, February 2, to honor the Nuestra Señora de la...
ILOILO CITY – The recent Dinagyang Festival here was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE stand guard during a 2024 Dinagyang Festival performance in Iloilo City. (PNP ICPO) Police Col. Joeresty P. Coronica, chief of the Iloilo City Police (ICPO) and head of the security task force for...
ILOILO CITY – Tribu Pan-ay of the Fort San Pedro National High School emerged as the grand champion in the Dinagyang Tribes Competition at the 2024 Dinagyang Festival in this city on Sunday, January 28. TRIBU Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School topped the Dinagyang Tribes Competition of...
ILOILO CITY – Seven tribes competed in the second “Dinagyang ILOmination” side competition of the Dinagyang Festival here on Friday night, January 26. TRIBU Sidlangan performs at Dinagyang ILOmination, one of the side competitions of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY – This city is hosting the first-ever One Visayas Creative Expo coinciding with the celebration of the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. The week-long event that ends on Sunday, January 28, brings together products, destinations, and festivals of the three regions in the Visayas at SM...
ILOILO CITY – Traffic here worsened as road closures were implemented in the downtown area a few days before the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. Traffic congestion began during rush hour on Monday, January 22. TRAFFIC is heavy on Gen. Luna St. in Iloilo City as the highlight of the...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) vowed uninterrupted power for the weekend highlight of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival that honors the Santo Niño or Child Jesus, following the New Year blackout from January 2 to 5 that caused massive inconvenience here. MORE Power vows...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P3.4 million was seized from three drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, January 22, days before the highlight of this year’s Dinagyang Festival. SUSPECTED shabu worth P3.4 million was seized from three drug pushers on January 22 in Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Two artists using two different mediums have come together for an artistic rendezvous of this city. The art exhibit “Rendezvous: Past Meets Present” brings the interpretation of the cityscape from upcycling artist Cristhom “Dodoy” Setubal and panoramic painter Mark Vincent...
ILOILO CITY – A power interruption has been set in this city and towns in Iloilo province on Tuesday, January 23, three weeks after a blackout at the start of the New Year caused massive inconvenience to the people. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) announced on Sunday, January...
