ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here said this city’s Paraw Regatta Festival showcases the maritime ingenuity of Ilonggos. TWO colorful native sailboats race on the Iloilo Strait, the body of water separating Iloilo City and the island-province of Guimaras, during the 51st Paraw Regatta...
ILOILO CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of this city was awarded the Asia-Pacific Folklore Festival of 2024 by the International Festival and Events Association (IFEA-Asia) in Pattaya, Thailand. ILOILO Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) president Allan Tan (center) received the Asia-Pacific...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P5.5 million from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Daanbanwa, Estancia, Iloilo on Wednesday, February 28. POLICE net suspected shabu valued at P5.5 million in a buy-bust operation in Estancia town, Iloilo province. (PNP IPPO-PDEU)...
ILOILO CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels have been killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in San Joaquin, Iloilo. REMAINS of three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. (Army 301st IB) The...
ILOILO CITY – An estafa suspect bolted the detention facility of the Iloilo City Police Office-Jaro Police Station here on Wednesday afternoon, February 28. POLICE Col. Joeresty Coronica shows a mugshot of estafa suspect Gabriel Carlo Paclibare Tabon who escaped from the detention facility of the...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Niño Norte, Arevalo District here on Tuesday, February 26. A BUY-BUST operation in Iloilo City captured three suspected drug pushers and P1.9-million worth of shabu. (PRO-6 RDEU) Seized from...
ILOILO CITY – Three New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in Barangay Torocadan, San Joaquin, Iloilo on Wednesday, February 28. TROOPS found a New People’s Army (NPA) camp following an encounter in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. (Army 301st...
Three communist rebels died in a fierce gun battle that led to the Army troopers overrunning their camp in San Joaquin town of Iloilo early morning on Wednesday, Feb. 28, a military official said. Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the 301 st Brigade, said the operation also resulted in...
ILOILO CITY – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently opened agro-forestry facilities worth P109 million in central Iloilo province. A MOUNTAIN community in Calinog town, Iloilo province is one of the recipients of the P109-million agro-forestry projects funded by the Japan...
ILOILO CITY – The city government is conducting a feasibility study for the proposed P16-billion podcar transport system here. THE proposed podcar transport system for Iloilo City. (Futran Philippines) The city government recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Futran...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) is strengthening its environmental programs as part of its fourth year in operation as this city’s sole power distribution utility. EMPLOYEES and partners of MORE Power plant trees in Barangay Buhang, Jaro District, Iloilo City. (MORE...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay kagawad or councilor was arrested and P346,800 worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Concepcion, Iloilo on February 23. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU) identified the suspect as 41-year-old Oriel Navarro....
