ILOILO CITY – The 10-day gun ban in this city for the 2024 Dinagyang Festival starts at midnight on Friday, January 19. “We want to ensure a firearm-free Dinagyang festival. Let’s celebrate together in harmony, respecting the safety measures for a secure and enjoyable time while showing our...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has spent P257 million to beautify plazas here. “The plazas are being restored by the city because we want to make public spaces available to our constituents which are very important as it gives people a place to rethink and recharge,” said Mayor Jerry...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized P1.7-million worth of suspected shabu from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kauswagan, City Proper District, on Monday, January 15, a little over a week before the Dinagyang Festival starts. The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of the Iloilo City...
ILOILO CITY – The city government led by Mayor Jerry Treñas is willing to join the proposed class-action lawsuit stemming from the New Year blackout. “(We are) standing united for justice and accountability,” Treñas said in a statement. THE city of Iloilo is willing to join a class action...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Council has approved a 40 percent reduction in real property tax (RPT) for a two-year period. The Iloilo City Council approved this week the ordinance authored by Councilor Rex Marcus Sarabia that imposes 60 percent RPT payment for the years 2024 and 2025. THE Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P7.95 million from two major drug pushers in this city. SHABU worth P7.9 million was seized from two suspected drug pushers in Iloilo City. (PNP RPDEU-6) Suspects “Pirot” and “Erwin” yielded 1.1 kilos of shabu during a buy-bust...
ILOILO CITY – In response to the clamor of the business sector, the Iloilo City government reduced real property tax (RPT) here by 40 percent for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. “This is in view of the many inquiries we are getting on the increase in RPT,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas here. THE...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) led by businessman Enrique Razon has refuted the claim of Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list that it caused the prolonged blackouts in Panay Island. REP. France Castro has received an earful from MORE Power over her claim on the...
ILOILO CITY – This city, the regional capital of Western Visayas, is losing P500 million daily from the blackout that started on January 2 and now on its fourth day on Friday, January 5. Mayor Jerry Treñas said with this calculation from the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo chapter lamented the negative impact of the long and massive power blackout in this city, Iloilo province, and the rest of Panay Island. A SHOP in Iloilo City is forced to use a generator due to a blackout. (Arnold...
ILOILO CITY – Independent drivers and operators in this city and province of Iloilo are still not giving up the fight against the jeepney phase out to pave the way for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The No to PUV Phaseout Coalition-Panay has been holding rallies at the...
ILOILO CITY – The Alliance for Peace, Environment, and Sustainability (APES-Metro Iloilo) and Sentrong Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan para sa Bayan (Sambayanan-Panay) called for peace as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) celebrated its 55th founding anniversary on Tuesday, December 26....