ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has awarded Iloilo Vice Gov. Christine “Tingting” Serag Garin as one of the empowered lady elected officials. ILOILO Vice Gov. Christine Garin, a Pura Villanueva Kalaw awardee, with Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia. (Vice Gov. Christine...
ILOILO CITY – Markets in this city are going cashless. This was after the Iloilo City government launched Paleng-QR PH Plus, the cashless payment scheme implemented by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), at the Iloilo Terminal Market...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) have said no women or children have been kidnapped here and this province. “Never happened,” Police Colonels Joeresty Coronica and Ronald Palomo of the ICPO and IPPO, respectively, said in...
ILOILO CITY – This city has bagged its third gold medal in the Mobility Awards for its programs in integrating bicycles as a mode of transportation. BIKERS participate in a fun ride during the National Bike Day celebration in Iloilo City on Saturday, November 25. (Mark Balmores) “This...
Razon-led power distribution utility MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) announced a one-time refund that will benefit consumers in Iloilo City. In a statement, MORE Power said its customers will receive a rate reduction of P2.7644 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in their bills from billing cycles...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has awarded the livelihood program that benefited Indigenous Peoples (IP) as the construction of the Iloilo mega dam project is ongoing. CONSTRUCTION ongoing at the Jalaur High Dam, one of the three dams being built in Calinog town,...
ILOILO CITY – An upcoming forum in Manila is eyeing at least P500 million in investments for Iloilo City, the neighboring towns in Iloilo province, and the island-province of Guimaras. The Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC), in partnership with the Iloilo Economic...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) couple surrendered to the police in Tubungan town, Iloilo province. A New People’s Army (NPA) couple surrenders to the police in Tubungan town, Iloilo province. (Tubungan PNP) The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) identified the couple...
ILOILO CITY – The city government budget for fiscal year 2024 has been increased to P3.6 billion. THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Council unanimously approved the budget in a session on Wednesday, November 15. The budget of the city government under Mayor...
ILOILO CITY – The sole electricity distributor of this city, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), is set to reduce its consumer rate by P2.76 per kilowatt-hour for the billing period November 18 to December 14. LINEMEN of MORE Electric and Power Corp. in Iloilo City. “This is an early...
ILOILO CITY – The city government is eyeing to increase its confidential fund for next year to P20 million to support the police here, particularly in its campaign against illegal drugs. POLICE Col. Joeresty Coronica, chief the of the Iloilo City Police Office, and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas...
ILOILO CITY – The 82nd Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army seized ammunition from an abandoned camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. Troops recovered four live ammunition and 19 empty cartridges of 5.56mm following an encounter in Sitio Bacan, Barangay...
