ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
ILOILO CITY – A group of Ilonggos has urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to probe the P680-million substandard and unused Ungka Flyover, one of the last projects lobbied by former Sen. Franklin Drilon. “We are urging both Houses of Congress to immediately act on resolutions for...
ILOILO CITY – Ten policemen assigned across Iloilo province were awarded on Monday, May 22, for their accomplishments in the campaign against crime. THE awarding of outstanding policemen in Iloilo province on Monday, May 22. (IPPO) Police Col. Ronaldo Palomo, director of the Iloilo Police...
ILOILO CITY – Four education graduates from two universities here made it to the Top 10 of the March 2023 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). Jirah Mae Gabo Flores of West Visayas State University (WVSU) ranked third in the LEPT secondary level with a rating of 92.40...
ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province is set to construct a solar farm. THE coal-fired power plant of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-megawatt (135-MW) coal-fired...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas will represent the Iloilo City government in the upcoming United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) climate forum in Austria in September. TRENAS (FB) “This is an opportunity to promote the city’s best practices as well as the metro’s...
ILOILO CITY – At least P250 million is needed to repair the substandard Ungka Flyover that straddles between Iloilo City and Pavia town, Iloilo province. THE substandard Ungka Flyover that straddles between Iloilo City and Pavia town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) This was revealed by Engr....
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has launched an electric bus or E-bus to modernize and promote environmentally friendly transportation in this city. MORE Power has launched an e-bus to modernize transportation in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) “This is part of our...
ILOILO CITY – A lightning strike killed three persons, including a 14-year-old pregnant girl, and injured nine others in Banate town, Iloilo province on Monday, May 8. MEN carry the remains of a lightning strike fatality in Banate town, Iloilo province on Monday, May 8. (Charlie Tanfelix...
ILOILO CITY – The Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC), the oldest existing Baptist union in the country, recently installed a new secretary general. REV. Danilo Azuela Borlado (center) and his family during his installation as the new general secretary of the Convention of Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – A component city in Iloilo province has been placed under a state of calamity after intermittent rain amid the searing heat caused widespread flooding and landslide. THE Passi City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office responds to a request for rescue. (Passi City...
ILOILO CITY – The 72-hectare township of property developer Megaworld Corp. at the old airport site here will have its ninth residential tower called “Firenze” soon. JENNIFER Palmares-Fong, Megaworld first vice president for sales and marketing for the Visayas, and Harold Brian Geronimo,...
