ILOILO CITY – The 10th Sabores de Visayas will highlight West Visayan heritage cuisine in a degustation dinner here on Saturday, July 27. “Sabores de Visayas is just an instrument. This is about our local cuisine,” said chef and heritage cuisine advocate Rafael “Tibong” Jardeleza...
ILOILO CITY – Officials from the province and city of Iloilo are satisfied with the third State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 22. ILOILO City Rep. Julienne ‘Jamjam’ Baronda poses for a selfie with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. following...
ILOILO CITY – Electric consumers in this city have to pay an additional P4.0817 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in the July billing cycle. A LINEMAN of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Lone power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) announced that...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration is targeting that its flagship mega dam project in Iloilo province inaugurated this week will be operational by 2025. THE Jalaur High Dam, one of the three major dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog...
ILOILO CITY – Heavy rain that lasted for more than an hour flooded 47 barangays here on Wednesday, July 17. VALERIA St. in Iloilo City was flooded on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Angelo Clement Yap) The Iloilo City Emergency Operations Center said six of the seven districts were affected by...
By TARA YAP CALINOG, Iloilo – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated here on Tuesday, July 16, the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) after a decade of delay. THE high dam is one of the three dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog...
By BETHEENA UNITE President Marcos said the largest water reservoir in Visayas is a symbol of the Philippines' and South Korea's strong friendship and shared desire for development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of the Philippines...
By BETHEENA UNITE President Marcos has urged all those who will be handling the operations of the first large-scale water reservoir in Iloilo to manage it with integrity and dedication. On Tuesday, July 16, Marcos led the inauguration of the dams of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project - Stage II...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, July 14 said he will still ask Vice President Sara Duterte for any advice on how to manage the problems hounding the Department of Education (DepEd). The incoming DepEd secretary said he expects a meeting with the former DepEd chief before...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Iloilo Chapter was recently awarded the 2024 Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partners, a flagship initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for micro, small, and medium enterprises...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica presented his accomplishments before his impending exit as Iloilo City Police Office chief. CORONICA (Tara Yap) “I’m not from this city, but I tried my best to keep the peace and order,” said Coronica who presented his...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY — Police seized shabu worth P2.2 million in buy-bust operations in the province and city of Iloilo. FIVE suspected drug pushers were arrested and more than P500,000 worth of shabu was seized in Iloilo City in 24 hours. (PNP/PRO-6/RPDEU-6) The Police Regional Office-6...
