ILOILO CITY – The on-going construction of the P11.2-billion mega dam project in Iloilo province has reached an almost halfway mark, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Construction for the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II) in Calinog town, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY—Drivers and operators of public jeepneys in the city and province of Iloilo have started receiving a P6,500 fuel subsidy each from the government to cushion the impact of prohibitive fuel prices. Raymundo “Boyet” Parcon, president of the Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp (MORE Power) has dramatically improved its services, and has effected relatively lower electricity rates as its P1.9 billion modernization programs bore fruition since becoming technically Ilolilo City’s sole power distributor two years ago. Line men...
ILOILO CITY – The city government of Iloilo and the provincial government of Iloilo are eyeing to implement the four-day work week as suggested by Secretary Karl Chua Karl Chua to cushion the impact of the seemingly ever increasing prices of fuels. “In order to help our employees cope with the...
Daizo Horikoshi (Photo from PFL) Kaya-Iloilo’s Daizo Horikoshi sees more room for improvement after starting off the title-retention bid in the Copa Paulino Alcantara with a 1-0 win over Maharlika-Manila last March 14. The Japanese winger produced the match winner in the 46th minute as Kaya was...
ILOILO CITY -- There’s an online petition calling to build a formal museum for Evelio Javier, the slain governor of Antique province and one of the key players who ignited the 1986 People Power and ended the Marcos regime. REMEMBERING A MARTYR—Bernie Salcedo (right) recalls the day Evelio...
ILOILO CITY — Operators of passenger boats plying the Guimaras and Iloilo route are asking for fare hike of at least P10 in the face of prohibitive fuel costs. Boats ferrying passengers between the island province of Guimaras and Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Tara Yap / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Photo from PFL Defending champion Kaya-Iloilo leaned on the early second half goal from Daizo Horikoshi to defeat returning Maharlika-Manila, 1-0, Monday, March 14 to begin the Copa Paulino Alcantara at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. The Japanese winger fired a left-footed...
An aquaculture experiment by an intergovernmental body based in southern Iloilo province was able to successfully breed in captivity the galunggong (round scad). Galunggong (round scad fish) 48 days after hatching at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department...
ILOILO CITY — The jail-to-museum project in Iloilo is the inspiration behind a museum in Sorsogon province. The Museo Sorsogon in Sorsogon City and the Iloilo and Western Visayas Regional Museum in Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Museo Sorsogon and Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) “Yes, we got the...
Kaya-Iloilo Kaya-Iloilo launches its title-retention bid against returning Maharlika-Manila Monday, March 14 in the start of the Copa Paulino Alcantara at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite. The reigning holders are favored to claim the maximum three points in the 5 p.m. match...
ILOILO CITY—Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City have been hailed as top-performing local chief executives. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. (left) of Iloilo province and Mayor Jerry Treñas (right) of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) In the...
