ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-eight families or 715 individuals from coastal barangays here were displaced by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in this city as of 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. A TREE is toppled by tropical cyclone Kristine's strong winds in Barangay Sambag, Jaro District,...
ILOILO CITY – The role of Raisa Treñas-Chu, mayoral candidate and daughter of Mayor Jerry Treñas here, has been questioned anew. Chu has been taking a forefront role in public functions despite no longer having an appointive position in the Iloilo City government when she resigned on Oct. 7,...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Bayani Razalan bared his accomplishments in six months as Iloilo police chief over the weekend. He became the Iloilo police chief last April 19, replacing Police Col. Ronaldo Palomo. RAZALAN “I extend my gratitude to Ilonggos for supporting our efforts to make Iloilo a...
Low-cost carrier Cebu Air Inc. has launched new domestic flights from Iloilo as part of its commitment to enhance inter-island connectivity and make air travel more accessible. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 21, the operator of Cebu Pacific said it will launch daily flights between Iloilo and...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Audit found mismanagement in the water district of Dueñas town, Iloilo province. A report said the government-owned Dueñas Water District was found to have irregularity in its fiscal operations – zero enforcement of collecting overdue accounts that nearly...
ILOILO CITY — The eighth most wanted person in Western Visayas region was arrested in this city on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ed, a 54-year-old farmer and a resident of Barangay Guihaman, Leganes town, Iloilo province. The warrant of arrest...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu weighing 1.2 kilos valued at more than P8.7 million was confiscated from two drug pushers in buy-bust operations from 4 a.m. Oct. 17 to 4 a.m. Oct. 18. SUSPECTED shabu worth P8.7 million was seized from two drug pushers in Iloilo City. Thirty-year-old Boss...
ILOILO CITY – Roel Castro, chief executive officer and president of city power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp., is the new president of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. CASTRO Castro was voted ILED president until 2026 in an election this week. He succeeded Angel de Leon...
ILOILO CITY – People here and neighboring towns are affected by a water shortage that started on Monday, Oct. 14, and ends on Saturday, Oct. 19. Customers of Metro Pacific Iloilo Water in this city as well as the municipalities of Leganes, Pavia, and Santa Barbara have been relying on rations or...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) said that a gang from outside this city was behind a grocery store robbery here in August. LEGADA (ICPO FB) ICPO chief Police Col. Kim Legada said on Wednesday, October 16, that the Termite Group was the perpetrator of the August 27 robbery of...
ILOILO CITY – Carles, the northernmost town in Iloilo province, celebrated the inaugural Hinugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival on October 14. NATIVE dancers perform at the Hinugyaw sa Kadagatan festival in Carles town, Iloilo province. (RJ Lens) Coinciding with the town fiesta in honor of patron...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen police chiefs in Iloilo province were reshuffled after the filing of Certificates of Candidacy last week. THE headquarters of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) in Santa Barbara town. (PNP/IPPO) Police Major Rolando Araño, spokesperson of the Iloilo...
