ILOILO CITY – Heavy rainfall caused by the “habagat” or southwest monsoon enhanced by two tropical cyclones caused landslides and flooding in the province and city of Iloilo. MEN transport a woman who was injured in a September 17 landslide in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. (Janiuay...
ILOILO CITY – The seventh most wanted person in Iloilo province was caught in Negros Occidental province. The Police Regional Office-6 identified the suspect as Erol, a former barangay tanod from Lemery town, Iloilo. The 47-year-old Erol was nabbed in Pontevedra town on September 16 by the...
ILOILO CITY – The priority of former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is to clear his name, not politics, after returning to the country from a seven-year exile in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, September 16. “Our focus is on clearing his name and the status of the cases,”...
ILOILO CITY – The University of the Philippines-Visayas is embarking on a comprehensive study of the noodle-based soup “batchoy,” arguably Iloilo’s most popular dish. ‘BATCHOY,’ a noodle-based soup, is believed to be the most popular dish of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) UP-Visayas inked...
ILOILO CITY – A 36-year-old man was rescued on Saturday, September 14, after his boat capsized in the sea of Concepcion town in northern Iloilo province. A MAN was rescued off the coast of Concepcion town, Iloilo province after his boat capsized on Saturday, September 14. (Ariel Borres...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-nine local government units in Antique and Iloilo suspended classes on Friday, September 13, due to heavy rains caused by the southwest monsoon or "habagat" and low-pressure area. A KNEE-deep flood was recorded in Hamtic town, Antique province on Thursday night due...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is still awaiting an invitation from the Quad Committee of the House of Representatives to testify on the bloody war of former President Rodrigo Duterte. MABILOG (Tara Yap) “Hulaton niya ang invitation. Hindi ka man puwede ka attend sa quad com...
ILOILO CITY – Police here seized 210 grams of suspected shabu worth P1.43 million in 24 hours. A MAJOR drug suspect yields shabu in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO-CDEU) The Iloilo City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit nabbed five suspected drug pushers in buy-bust...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here said he has forgiven former President Rodrigo Duterte for the threats and accusations as a protector of a major drug syndicate. MABILOG (FB) “As a true Christian, I forgive him,” said Mabilog in an interview with Karen Davila over ANC...
The Iloilo City Government and SM City Iloilo successfully hosted the annual Eco-Forum, “People, Parks, Pavements, and Palate,” on September 6, 2024, at the mall’s Cinema 3. SM Engineering and Design Development President Hans 'Chico' Sy Jr. (center) connects with students in Iloilo at the...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education assured zero tolerance on illegal drugs after suspected shabu was recently discovered from a 16-year-old high school student during a random inspection in Janiuay, Iloilo. “The DepEd reaffirms its zero tolerance policy towards illegal drugs in our...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here wants to return home and clear his name from former President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations that he was a major drug protector. “Simple lang po ang gusto ko: Gusto ko lang po umuwi, gusto lang namin ng peace (What I want is simple: I...
