ILOILO CITY – One person died and three others were rescued when their motor banca capsized off the coast of Carles town, Iloilo province on Friday night, July 14. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Iloilo Station identified the fatality as 35-year-old Cecille Fuentes, a resident of island Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth around P408,00 from two brothers in a buy-bust operation here recently. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/DRUG_PUSHER_ILOILO_CITY_17042a5ac5/DRUG_PUSHER_ILOILO_CITY_17042a5ac5.jfif) ANDREW Solas and his brother Armando...
ILOILO CITY – A barangay chairman in Zarraga town, Iloilo province was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Friday, July 14. Police identified the suspect as Bernard Galache, 55, chairman of Barangay Inagdangan Centro. Galache was arrested after he sold suspected shabu to a police poseur-buyer....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a P34.4-million flood control project in Calinog, Iloilo. THE P34.4-million flood control project in Calinog town, Iloilo province. (DPWH-6) “Its design serves as a catch basin for mountain water and is resilient to...
From left: DPWH Assistant Regional Director Jose Al V. Fruto, DOT Supervising Tourism Operations Officer Phoebe Zelie Areno, Nene Dela Llana, Iloilo City MICE Director Salvador D. Sarabia Jr., Levi Ang, Worldbex Services International (WSI) Chairperson Joseph L. Ang, Iloilo Provincial Engineer...
ILOILO CITY – Various local government units (LGUs) and two key government agencies have partnered for the greening project of the Iloilo Airport. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/ILOILO_MOA_27d65c0784/ILOILO_MOA_27d65c0784.jfif) ILOILO officials present the...
ILOILO CITY – The first laser eye service center in the Western Visayas region opened in Iloilo City recently. THE Borough Lasik Center (BLC) in Iloilo City is the first laser eye surgery center in the Western Visayas region. (Tara Yap) Borough Lasik Center (BLC) opened its refractive surgery...
ILOILO CITY – A follow-up operation against the killers of a waiter here on Wednesday, July 12, became an anti-drug operation when police seized shabu worth P578,000 from the suspects. Police Col. Antonio Benitez Jr., chief intelligence officer of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), identified...
ILOILO CITY – The 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army recovered an AK-47 rifle following an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Camandag, Leon town, Iloilo province, on Tuesday, July 11. Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos Jr., 61st IB commander, said no soldier was injured...
ILOILO CITY – This year’s State Universities and Colleges Fair is underway here with 82 SUCs participating. “For this year’s fair, SUCs can prove their brilliance by showcasing their extraordinary innovations and significant contributions,” said CHED Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has refunded 20 new customers here, more than a month after it started reimbursing bill deposits. TWENTY new electricity consumers in Iloilo City received a bill deposit refund from MORE Power. (MORE Power) “We implemented this program...
ILOILO CITY – A P12.84-million project will utilize solar power to turn salt water into potable water for residents of a far-flung island barangay in Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province. Implemented under the Philippine Rural Development Project of the Department of Agriculture (DA),...
