ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo, composed of 42 towns and the component city of Passi, sustained a P3.72-billion economic loss from the January 2 to 5 blackout. THE provincial capitol estimates that Iloilo sustained an economic loss of P3.72 billion from the New Year blackout....
ILOILO CITY – The 10th most wanted person in Iloilo province was caught on Tuesday, January 9. The suspect, alias “Brian,” was nabbed in Calinog town, Iloilo in a joint operation led by the 606th Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB)-6 and backed by the Lambunao Municipal...
ILOILO CITY – In response to the clamor of the business sector, the Iloilo City government reduced real property tax (RPT) here by 40 percent for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. “This is in view of the many inquiries we are getting on the increase in RPT,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas here. THE...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) led by businessman Enrique Razon has refuted the claim of Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list that it caused the prolonged blackouts in Panay Island. REP. France Castro has received an earful from MORE Power over her claim on the...
ILOILO CITY – This city, the regional capital of Western Visayas, is losing P500 million daily from the blackout that started on January 2 and now on its fourth day on Friday, January 5. Mayor Jerry Treñas said with this calculation from the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo chapter lamented the negative impact of the long and massive power blackout in this city, Iloilo province, and the rest of Panay Island. A SHOP in Iloilo City is forced to use a generator due to a blackout. (Arnold...
Senators on Thursday, January 4 urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to ensure no student would be displaced with the discontinuation of the Senior High School (SHS) program in state universities (SUCs) and local universities and colleges...
ILOILO CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawad or councilor was arrested after he accidentally shot a seven-year-old child in Dumangas town, Iloilo province. MAP of Dumangas, Iloilo where a seven-year-old boy was wounded in an accidental shooting incident on January 2. The Dumangas...
ILOILO CITY – A stray bullet incident was reported in Pavia town, Iloilo province as Ilonggos welcomed the New Year. An initial report from the Pavia Municipal Police Station said a bullet was found in the kitchen of a house at Deca Homes 3 in Barangay Balabag. The homeowners said they discovered...
ILOILO CITY – A group of artists recently collaborated with artisans from Iloilo and Guimaras to highlight local arts and crafts. HIMBON artists with artisans from Barangay Cagbang, Miag-ao, Iloilo. (Himbon photo) In “Simpon: Melding Ilonggo Arts and Crafts,” the Himbon Contemporary Ilonggo...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo Chapter awarded seven outstanding Ilonggo entrepreneurs on December 27 at University of the Philippines (UP)-Visayas here. Engr. Fulbert Woo, PCCI-Iloilo president, said the Search for Outstanding Ilonggo Entrepreneur...
ILOILO CITY – Independent drivers and operators in this city and province of Iloilo are still not giving up the fight against the jeepney phase out to pave the way for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The No to PUV Phaseout Coalition-Panay has been holding rallies at the...
