ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1.22 million from four drug pushers in Jaro District, this city, on August 12. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspects as 50-year-old Eriberto Atadero Jr., 45-year-old Jo Annalyn dela Cruz, 23-year-old John Kennard...
ILOILO CITY – Former Vice President Leni Robredo visited this city on Friday, August 11, as guest speaker of the 50th anniversary of the Iloilo chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). FORMER Vice President was in Iloilo City on Friday, August 11, for an Integrated Bar of the...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government is eyeing hybrid planting to boost rice production. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. distributes hybrid seeds to farmer-beneficiaries in San Miguel town, Iloilo province in June. (DA-6) “We want to maximize rice production in Iloilo,” said Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – A 36-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling shabu at the Iloilo City District Jail on Wednesday, August 9. Police identified the suspect as Vivian Gustilo. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail guards found the contraband concealed in a bag of charcoal...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, Aug. 11, announced the completion of four slope protection structures in Iloilo that are seen to ensure a safer and more convenient travel to upland barangays in the municipality of Leon. Photo: Department of Public Works and Highways...
ILOILO CITY – Shabu worth P1 million was seized and a suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation here on August 9. Police identified the suspect as Geovany Postalero Gozon. Gozon, 32, was apprehended in Barangay Bakhaw in Mandurriao District, known to be one of this city’s...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas has dropped for the fifth consecutive month. A report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-6) said the inflation rate went down by one percent to 5.8 percent in July from 6.8 percent in June. A WOMAN passes by stalls selling...
ILOILO CITY – This city will host the Visayas leg of the Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games. The Philippine ROTC Games-Visayas starting August 13 will feature more than 1,000 ROTC cadets from Central, Eastern, and Western Visayas. The Department of National Defense (DND),...
ILOILO CITY – This city will further boost the utilization of renewable energy sources as it adheres to the programs of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas (center) inks a tripartite agreement for two programs of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on...
ILOILO CITY – The city government is pushing for data-driven governance as a selected area for a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) program. THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) "We are aiming for data-driven governance that will firm up our decisions and...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor has condemned the policeman who fired a gun in front of three civilians in this city. “We will not tolerate this kind of attitude within our ranks,” said Villaflor, two days after Police Staff Sgt. Nico F....
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) detained a passenger boat after a man jumped overboard while the vessel was transiting the Iloilo Gulf last week. BOAT crew attempts to rescue a man who jumped overboard from the Shady Slezh 2 on Friday, August 4. (Ylamme Grey/Facebook) ...
