ILOILO CITY – Iloilo has been urged to rebrand Graciano Lopez Jaena, the national hero whose 167th birth anniversary is celebrated on Monday, December 18. SCHOLAR Frank Villanueva talks about saving Graciano Lopez Jaena, Iloilo’s foremost national hero. (Tara Yap) Canada-based scholar...
ILOILO CITY – Three people died in an early morning fire in Molo District here on Saturday, December 16. An initial report from the Iloilo City Operations Center said the victims were found inside the house of Kagawad (councilor) Nestor Jetano of Barangay Habog-Habog Salvacion. THREE people...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has earned its sixth Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award. Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. received the award and a check for P4 million during the awarding ceremony on Thursday, December 14, at...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu worth P1.4 million was seized from four drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Molo District here on Wednesday night, December 13. FOUR suspected drug pushers yielded shabu worth P1.4-million in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City. (ICPO) The Iloilo City Police...
ILOILO CITY – After a two-month delay, the P591-million Jibao-an Flyover in Mandurriao District here finally opened this week. FORMER Sen. Franklin Drilon and DPWH-6 officials headed by Assistant Regional Director Al Fruto and International Builders Corp. (IBC) open the Jibao-an Flyover in...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government is hosting the Kasadyahan competition of the upcoming Dinagyang, this city’s annual festival in January that honors the Santo Niño (Child Jesus). ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. (center) leads the launching of Kasadyahan, a competition among...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Secretary Conrado Estrella III of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed land titles to 2,143 farmers from Panay and Guimaras Islands in a ceremony in Passi City, Iloilo on Monday, December 11. A TOTAL of 2,143 farmers from Panay...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. opened the 18th National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in Passi City, Iloilo province on Monday, December 11. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) takes his oath as Chief Boy Scout of the Philippines during the opening of...
ILOILO CITY – An estimated 95,500 Ilonggos benefited from the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of the Marcos administration in Guimbal town, Iloilo province over the weekend. “With the administration of the President, we are bringing government service closer to the people,” said Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The “Flavors of Iloilo” cookbook by chef Rafael “Tibong” Javier Jardeleza Jr. emerged as the Best Book on Food in the 41st National Book Awards. THE Flavors of Iloilo cookbook and its author Rafael 'Tibong' Javier Jardeleza Jr. (Tara Yap) Flavors of Iloilo won over two...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With elevated prices of rice still a big problem for many Filipinos, House Speaker Martin Romualdez led the launch Saturday, Dec. 9 of the Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) Program in Iloilo. The CARD...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez speaks to a huge crowd in Iloilo during the local launch of the BPSF. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez attested to the success of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) Saturday, Dec. 9, even as he led...
