ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army leader and his follower were killed in a clash with the Philippine Army in Leon town, Iloilo province on May 2. HIGH-POWERED firearms were recovered in an encounter between soldiers and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Leon town, Iloilo province on May 2....
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in Leon town, Iloilo province on Thursday, May 2. MAP of the encounter site. Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines, spokesperson of the 3rd Infantry Division (ID), said the gun battle with the 61st Infantry...
ILOILO CITY – The designated food terminal for Panay Island in San Miguel town, Iloilo province has embraced e-commerce. THE San Miguel Public Market and Farmers Bagsakan Complex in San Miguel town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The digital portal for the San Miguel Public Market and...
ILOILO CITY – At least 28 students fainted due to the extreme heat during the opening parade of the San Dionisio town festival in Iloilo province on Labor Day. TWENTY-EIGHT students fainted during a festival performance in San Dionisio, Iloilo on May 1. The San Dionisio Municipal Disaster...
ILOILO CITY – A drug pusher was arrested and suspected shabu worth P1.8-million was seized in a buy-bust operation in in Barangay Lico-an, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo on April 29. The suspect was identified as alias Riz, 38. RIZ yielded P1.8-million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas is poised to file cyber libel charges against Nereo Lujan, a former journalist and the information chief of the Iloilo provincial government. LUJAN and Treñas. (Lujan FB) “Enough is enough. I am a lawyer who practiced for 19 years before becoming a...
ILOILO CITY – Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs Secretary Roman Felix urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ensure the stability of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. “Let us defend the duly and...
To ensure that public school teachers can devote more time to classroom teaching, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the issuance of a policy that rationalizes public school teachers’ workload and defines ancillary tasks and assignments that can be given to them. NOEL PABALATE / FILE...
ILOILO CITY — Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) begins water rationing on Tuesday, April 30, in this city and two neighboring towns as prolonged dry spell is negatively impacting water sources. THE prolonged dry spell is affecting water level at Aganan River and impacting the potable...
ILOILO CITY – The Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in this city is set to serve patients beginning next month. THE newly-inaugurated Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Iloilo City. (Office of Iloilo City...
ILOILO CITY – The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is funding the construction of the 15-story medical building of the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) in this city. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez lead the groundbreaking...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives, which holds the power of the purse, will provide the needed funds to ensure the completion of the Jalaur River multi-purpose dam and irrigation system project in...
