ILOILO CITY – Seven couples from the Ati indigenous peoples (IPs) group in Iloilo tied the knot in a Catholic church in Barotac Viejo, this province. SEVEN Ati couples kiss after their wedding at Barangay Nueva Invencion Chapel in Barotac Viejo town, Iloilo province. (Saints Peter and Paul...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay “tanod” or watchman yielded suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm and grenade in a buy-bust operation in San Enrique town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 20. Police identified the suspect as John Paul Eulatriz Baclagon of Barangay Bagacay, San Enrique. The...
ILOILO CITY – Eleven persons were injured after the truck they were riding plunged off a mountain road in San Enrique town, Iloilo province over the long weekend. ELEVEN persons were injured after a truck fell off a mountain road in San Enrique town, Iloilo province. (Photo courtesy ZNL) The...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested a member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB), a breakaway group of the New People’s Army (NPA), in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. The suspect Noel Café, 60, was arrested last week by the Janiuay Municipal Police Station, backed by...
The ROTC Games Visayas from August 14 to 19 in Iloilo City was an overwhelming success, a statement from the office of Sen. Francis N. Tolentino said. Tolentino said this remarkable event brought together ROTC cadets from different regions of Visayas, aiming to promote sportsmanship, camaraderie,...
ILOILO CITY – A statue of Saint John Paul II has been unveiled in this city 42 years after his visit as Pope. Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo of the Archdiocese of Jaro and Monsignor Jomarie Delgado presided over the blessing of the bronze statue at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral complex. THE statue...
ILOILO CITY – As the new school year approaches, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. assured funding for classrooms all over Iloilo province. GOV. Arthur Defensor Jr. speaks during the groundbreaking of a teen center at the Iloilo National High School in Iloilo City. (Iloilo National High School...
ILOILO CITY – This city launched its newest slogan a week ahead of its 86th Charter Day celebration. Mayor Jerry Treñas led the official launching of “My Heart Beats in Iloilo City.” The slogan was officially launched with a video released via Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday, August 16. The...
ILOILO CITY – The House Committee on Public Works and Highways grilled the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over the substandard flyover in Iloilo that was a pet project of former Ilonggo Sen. Franklin M. Drilon. The committee was dismayed that top DPWH officials failed to show up...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) amazon was killed in an encounter with the Philippine Army in Barangay Cananaman, Leon town, Iloilo province on Sunday, August 13. The 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain rebel as Rebecca Aliparo, alias “Mara.” Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the big volume of shabu seized across Western Visayas is a manifestation of the strong support of the people to lawmen. “Masigasig ang ating mga kapulisan. Pero marami din nagsusumbong sa ating kapulisan...
ILOILO CITY — Sen. Francis Tolentino said that the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) is more than instilling military traits. “The ROTC is for the total transformation of an individual. It instills discipline, hard work, and patience,” Tolentino told Manila Bulletin. CADETS of the...
