ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P9.3 million was seized in this city one week before the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. SUSPECTED shabu valued at more than P4 million and a gun were recovered by the police in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO-CDEU) The Iloilo...
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is launching direct flights to Iloilo City, aiming to enhance connectivity and bolster tourism in the region. In a statement, Leslie Thng, Scoot chief executive officer, said the new service is part of the airline's commitment to...
ILOILO CITY – United States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson vowed stronger American ties in the province and city of Iloilo. UNITED States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson and Iloilo Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. (Iloilo Capitol PIO) “There were discussions in areas of...
ILOILO CITY – The strengthening of peace and order is bringing positive changes to a once notorious barangay in this city. BARANGAY Captain James Conlu of Barrio Obrero in Iloilo City at the closed circuit-television camera monitoring room. (Tara Yap) “When there is peace and...
ILOILO CITY – Walang Gutom, a flagship program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to address hunger among vulnerable families, has expanded to Iloilo province. VULNERABLE families in Batad town, Iloilo province, beneficiaries of the DSWD Walang Gutom program, purchase food...
ILOILO CITY – A hotel chain that started in this city is expanding abroad. THE Hotel101 chain began in Iloilo City with the Injap Tower that opened in 2014. (Tara Yap) The Hotel101 Group is set to open a hotel in Spain this year and working on expanding in Japan and the United States....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inaugurated a functional food facility at the University of San Agustin (USA) in this city. THE Kasanggang Niche Centers in the Region in Functional Food Excellence opened on Jan. 10 in Iloilo City. ...
ILOILO CITY – Around 10,000 people attended the National Rally for Peace of the Iglesia ni Cristo in this city as of 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. AN aerial of the National Peace Rally of Iglesia ni Cristo at the Iloilo Freedom...
ILOILO CITY – A businessman in this city is the first violator of the gun ban in the 2025 elections in the Western Visayas region. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ryan who was arrested past 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, after he accidentally crashed his pickup truck...
ILOILO CITY – Police here have stepped up the campaign against illegal drugs two weeks before the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. SHABU valued at P1.36 million was seized in Iloilo City on Jan. 9. (PNP/ICPO) The Iloilo City Police Station-Drug Enforcement Team and the ICPO-Police...
ILOILO CITY – This city logged the second highest inflation rate in the country last month with 5.4 percent. The Philippine Statistics Authority said Iloilo City is next to Cagayan, with 5.7 percent, among 100 provinces and highly urbanized cities with high inflation rate in December. A VIEW...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has lost millions in revenue from the operation of the Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal, a joint project with a property developer in a 1.3-hectare land it owns. THE Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal (IGFT). (Tara Yap) Data from the Iloilo City...
